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Antrozous pallidus

Antrozous pallidus

9.9
A light yellow bat with big ears that lives in caves and eats insects
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : murciélago pálido
  • The Antrozous pallidus prefers roosting in caves and abandoned mines.

Examples

  • Unlike most bats, the Antrozous pallidus is known to crawl along the ground in search of prey.

  • Researchers observed the Antrozous pallidus hunting insects in the desert at dusk.

  • The Antrozous pallidus is known for its large ears.

  • Look at that Antrozous pallidus!

  • Researchers observed the Antrozous pallidus hunting insects in the desert at dusk.

  • The Antrozous pallidus prefers roosting in caves and abandoned mines.

  • Unlike most bats, the Antrozous pallidus is known to crawl along the ground in search of prey.

Synonyms

pallid bat
vsAntrozous pallidus
  • US
8.7

A bat with large ears and pale yellow fur that lives in western North America caves

is the formal scientific name used for the same species

Surface Forms

Antrozous pallidus singular
Antrozous pallidus plural

Morphology

Antrozous + pallidus

This is a Linnaean binomial (genus + species epithet) so its meaning is compositionally the genus Antrozous with a descriptive epithet; if a learner knows both constituents (and recognises that 'pallidus' corresponds to English 'pallid' meaning pale), they can infer it denotes the pale/pallid species of Antrozous (a bat). However, the epithet is Latin and taxonomic naming conventions are not everyday vocabulary, so the inference depends on knowledge of scientific naming and the Latin adjective, making the transparency only partial.

Etymology

Antrozous pallidus comes from old words meaning 'cave animal' and 'pale'. So the name gives the image of a pale bat that lives in caves, which is why we call it the 'pallid bat' today.