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Myotis

noun
My·​o·​tis | \ mīˈōtə̇s\

Definition of Myotis

: a very large cosmopolitan genus of vespertilionid bats comprising the common brown bats and numerous related forms

History and Etymology for Myotis

New Latin, from my- + -otis (from Greek ōt-, -ous ear)

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