Meanings
plural Daubenton's bats
- Myotis daubentonii, a small to medium-sized Eurasian bat with rather short ears.
Synonyms: Daubenton's myotis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMyotis daubentonii, a small to medium-sized Eurasian bat with rather short ears.
Origin
Named by Heinrich Kuhl in honour of French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Daubenton's bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Daubenton's%20bat
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