释义 |
myotis /mʌɪˈəʊtɪs /nounAn insectivorous bat with a slender muzzle and with the flight membrane extending between the hind legs and the tip of the tail.- Genus Myotis, family Vespertilionidae: numerous species.
We never observed the raccoon take an Indiana myotis, but predation was the likely intent, given that raccoons are known predators on bats....- Diets of little brown myotis and eastern pipistrelles were highly diverse.
- We have been pleased to note sustained growth in population numbers of both the cave myotis and the endangered lesser long-nosed bat.
Origin Modern Latin, based on Greek mus, mu- 'mouse'. |