Etymology

Daubenton's bat

Today it means: Myotis daubentonii, a small to medium-sized Eurasian bat with rather short ears. Full definition →

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The story

Named by Heinrich Kuhl in honour of French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.