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long-eared bat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of many vesper bats with ears longer than bats of similar size, especially the brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), of Eurasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: vespertilian bat, vespertilionid

Narrower terms: western big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendi

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Across languages

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: oreillard — a vesper bat
  • Galician: morcego orelludo — a vesper bat
  • Polish: gacek — a vesper bat
  • Polish: nocolubek — a vesper bat