big brown bat

noun

The bat Eptesicus fuscus.

Similar
Eptesicus fuscus

Meanings

nounbig brown bat (plural big brown bats)

plural big brown bats

  1. The bat Eptesicus fuscus.
  2. The bat Eptesicus serotinus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounrather large North American brown bat; widely distributed

Similar
Eptesicus fuscus
Broader
vespertilian batvespertilionid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish amerikanserotiini, etelänlepakko
  • amerikanserotiiniEptesicus fuscus
  • etelänlepakkoEptesicus serotinus
French sérotine brune, sérotine commune
  • sérotine bruneEptesicus fuscus
  • sérotine communeEptesicus serotinus
Cite this entry
APA

big brown bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20brown%20bat

MLA

“big brown bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20brown%20bat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big brown bat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20brown%20bat.

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