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GENUS PLECOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Plecotus mean?
• GENUS PLECOTUS (noun)
The noun GENUS PLECOTUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Vespertilionidae
Familiarity information: GENUS PLECOTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Vespertilionidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Plecotus; Plecotus
Hypernyms ("genus Plecotus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Plecotus"):
long-eared bat (any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears)
Holonyms ("genus Plecotus" is a member of...):
family Vespertilionidae; Vespertilionidae (the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world)
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