noun
a genus of Vespertilionidae
• Syn: ↑genus Eptesicus
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Vespertilionidae, ↑family Vespertilionidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑big brown bat, ↑Eptesicus fuscus
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\\epˈtesə̇kəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a nearly cosmopolitan genus of vespertilionid bats that includes the big brown bat and other common forms
Useful english dictionary. 2012.