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Named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A lesser noctule (Nyctalus leisleri), an insectivorous vesper bat. Full definition →
Named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.