Macrotus (Noun)
Meaning
Large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The lesser long-nosed bat and the California leaf-nosed bat often coexist with the macrotus in southern California caves.
- Researchers studied the macrotus to understand its unique adaptations for navigating desert environments.
- Macrotus are nocturnal animals, using echolocation to locate prey under the cover of darkness.
- A colony of macrotus was discovered in an abandoned mine shaft in northwestern Mexico.
- Conservation efforts are underway to protect the macrotus and its habitats in southern California and northwestern Mexico.