Big-eared Bat (Noun)
Meaning
Large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The big-eared bat is one of the largest carnivorous bats found in the Old World, with very distinctive ears that give it exceptional hearing abilities.
- A colony of big-eared bats roosting in the dark cave consisted of both male and female specimens that preyed on large insects.
- One big-eared bat flying low over the treetops allowed a biologist to obtain precise acoustic data regarding the use of echolocation by these species.
- Wildlife researchers noted a surprising relationship between certain owl species and big-eared bats as these bats apparently adopted and exploited existing nests made by owls.
- There have been relatively few instances where zoologists in urban regions captured or found remains of big-eared bats outside of areas generally near coastal, and generally higher elevated natural forests and tundra ecosystems.