Eptesicus serotinus
- noun
- Specialized
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Eptesicus serotinus
- The Eptesicus serotinus is often seen hunting insects in rural European areas at dusk.
Examples
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Did you know that the Eptesicus serotinus can eat over 1,000 insects in one night?
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Researchers studied the roosting habits of Eptesicus serotinus populations near old buildings.
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Conservation groups monitor Eptesicus serotinus numbers as an indicator of ecosystem health.
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The Eptesicus serotinus is often seen in urban areas.
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Conservation groups monitor Eptesicus serotinus populations to assess the balance of local ecosystems.
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Researchers studied the roosting preferences of Eptesicus serotinus in various habitats across Europe.
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The Eptesicus serotinus can often be spotted foraging for insects in the fields at twilight.
Synonyms
A common brown bat in Europe that hunts insects in the evening
A small brown animal with fur that flies at night in Europe and eats insects
Surface Forms
Morphology
Eptesicus + serotinus
This binomial combines a genus name and a species epithet, so a learner who knows 'Eptesicus' as a bat would reasonably infer the phrase refers to a kind of bat. However 'serotinus' is not transparently defined (and does not directly yield the specific trait 'brown'), and Latin species epithets are often opaque to learners, so only part of the meaning (that it is a bat species) is recoverable.
Etymology
Eptesicus serotinus is the scientific name for a brown bat; the second word serotinus comes from Latin for 'late' or 'evening', so it helps you remember this bat is active at dusk. The first part, Eptesicus, comes from old Greek words for a flying creature, so the full name points to a bat that flies in the evening.
