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Eptesicus

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Noun1.EptesicusEptesicus - a genus of Vespertilionidae          
genus Eptesicus
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Vespertilionidae, Vespertilionidae - the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus - rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed


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Laboratory tests conducted by Kazial and her colleagues suggest that females of Eptesicus fuscus or big brown bat, a species that ranges from southern Canada to northernmost South America, can recognize the sex of another adult of its species by listening to its ultrasonic chirps.
Learning to listen: how some vertebrates evolved biological sonar by Perkins, Sid / Science News
A total of 1,219 serotine bats, Eptesicus serotinus, were tested, and 251 (21%) were positive for lyssavirus antigen.
European bat lyssaviruses, the Netherlands by Kramps, Johannes A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Lyssavirus in Eptesicus serotinus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).
European bat lyssavirus in Scottish bats by Fooks, Anthony R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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