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Myotis

Myotis

1 9.9
A group of bats with mouse-like ears that live worldwide
  • noun
  • /maɪˈoʊtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Myotis
  • Researchers study the behavior of Myotis species to understand their role in ecosystem health.
  • Myotis bechsteinii
  • Myotis bat

Examples

  • The Myotis genus includes several species endemic to various regions around the world.

  • (c) Central European maternity colony of female Bechstein's bats (Myotis bechsteinii), which live in closed societies with cooperative behavior.

    Academic text (2008)

  • -- Kerth G, Knig B. 1999. Fission, fusion, and nonrandom associations in female Bechstein's bats (Myotis bechsteinii). Behavior 136:1187-1202.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The little brown bat, known scientifically as Myotis lucifugus, is common in North America.

Synonyms

genus Myotis
vsMyotis
  • Specialized
9.6

A large group of mouse-eared bats found across the world

is the same but uses a slightly different formal phrasing
mouse-eared bat
vsMyotis
9.1

A bat with ears that look like a mouse's

refers to the entire genus rather than a single animal

Compounds

cave myotis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bat with large ears that lives in caves in the southwestern United States and Mexico

little brown myotis
  • US
8.2

A small common North American bat that lives across the continent

genus Myotis
  • Specialized
9.6

A large group of mouse-eared bats found across the world

Myotis leucifugus
  • Specialized
9.9

A small brown bat common across North America

Myotis velifer
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bat that lives in caves and similar places in the southwestern United States

Surface Forms

Myotis singular
Myotis plural

Etymology

Myotis comes from the Greek parts mys ('mouse') and otis ('ear'), so it literally means 'mouse-eared'. That's why Myotis is the name for a group of bats that have small, mouse-like ears.