plecotine (plekotin)

Belonging to the Ple cot i. Plecotus (plē-kō'tus), n . [NL. (Geoffroy), πλέκειν , twine, twist, + οὖς (ώτ-), ear.] A genus of eared bats of the family Vespertilionidæ and subfamily Plecotine , having the incisors and premolars each two above and three below on each side, as the long-eared bat of Europe, urope, P. auritus , and the North American P. macrotis . Plectellaria (plek-te-lā'ri-ä), n. pl. [NL., Plectellaria + -an.] I. a. Of or pertaining to the Plectellaria . II. n. A member of the Plectellaria.