Pipistrellus (Noun)
Meaning
Nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Pipistrellus is nearly a cosmopolitan genus with members present in every continent except South America.
- These insectivorous Pipistrellus species roost during the daytime, hiding from predators.
- Bats from the Pipistrellus genus vary significantly in color but not size.
- Common pipistrelle and the Kelaart's pipistrelle belong to the genus Pipistrellus.
- Taxonomists grouped some new Pipistrellus species and categorized several known subspecies into other genus recently.