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Kerivoula
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Translingual
thumb|Kerivoula pellucida species.
Etymology
mul κερί el wax βούλα el seal, stamp wax stamp; wax seal. mul Q191963 1842.
This term is seemingly constructed using direct transcription of Modern Greek rather than traditional Latinate or other transliterations of Ancient Greek terms, which is unusual for taxonomic names. A construction of the same taxonomic name using Latinate transliteration (and using the Ancient Greek equivalent terms) would be *Ceriobulla.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Vespertilionidae woolly bat s
Derived terms
Kerivoulinae subfamily
See also
Q134524 1
mul Bats