Definition of Genus Lasiurus

1. Noun. A genus of Vespertilionidae.

Exact synonyms: Lasiurus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Vespertilionidae, Vespertilionidae
Member holonyms: Lasiurus Borealis, Red Bat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Lasiurus

genus Lamium
genus Lamna
genus Lampris
genus Lampropeltis
genus Languas
genus Lanius
genus Lansium
genus Lanthanotus
genus Laportea
genus Lappula
genus Lardizabala
genus Larix
genus Larrea
genus Larus
genus Lasiocampa
genus Lasiurus (current term)
genus Lasthenia
genus Lastreopsis
genus Lathyrus
genus Latimeria
genus Latrodectus
genus Laurus
genus Lavandula
genus Lavatera
genus Layia
genus Lebistes
genus Lecanopteris
genus Lecanora
genus Leccinum
genus Ledum

Literary usage of Genus Lasiurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"Horsfield's genus Lasiurus is included in this one, though Jerdon considers it distinct from Murina. Muzzle elongated, conical; nostrils prominent, tubular; ..."

2. The Families and Genera of Bats by Gerrit Smith Miller (1907)
"... G. Beatrix Thomas, G. papilio Thomas, and G. poensis (Gray). Genus LASIURUS Gray. 1831. Lasiurus GHAY, Zoological Miscellany, No. 1, p. 38. 1870. ..."

3. The Mammals of Minnesota: A Scientific and Popular Account of Their Features by Clarence Luther Herrick (1892)
"... tibia 0.6, thumb 0.4, ear 0.4, tragus 0.25, expanse of wings 9.6. Although not reported, this species may be found in Minnesota. genus Lasiurus, RAF. ..."

4. Bulletin (1892)
"... tibia 0.6, thumb 0.4, ear 0.4, tragus 0.25, expanse of wings 9.6. Although not reported, this species may be found in Minnesota. genus Lasiurus, RAF. ..."

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