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Cervus or Cariacus macrotis
Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. Mulatto.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny. Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness. 2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also hybrid. 3. A very stubborn person. 4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also jenny and mule-jenny. Mule armadillo (Zo["o]l.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia hybrida), native of Buenos Aires; -- called also mulita. See Illust. under Armadillo. Mule deer (Zo["o]l.), a large deer (Cervus, or Cariacus, macrotis) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears. Mule pulley (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel. Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.

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- related to Macrotis. Look up bilby or Macrotis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ARKive – images and movies of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) Portals:...
- may be included in a second subspecies, V. m. macrotis. The endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) was formerly very common in the San...
- The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in southwest India and in parts of Southeast...
- have established the generic name Macrotis. Thus the currently accepted scientific name for the species is Macrotis lagotis. The placement of bilbies...
- Wikispecies has information related to Ochotona macrotis. Smith, A.T.; Lissovsky, A. (2016). "Ochotona macrotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016:...
- (Borneo), and is also the name of the type locality of P. macrotis. Male Polypedates macrotis grow to a snout–vent length of about 60 mm (2.4 in) and females...
- The lesser bilby (Macrotis leucura), also known as the yallara, the lesser rabbit-eared bandicoot or the white-tailed rabbit-eared bandicoot, is an extinct...
- of N. macrotis, but it became recognized as a separate species in 2004. Some, however, still consider N. vinsoni to be a subspecies of N. macrotis, and...
- trade, but scientists do not believe this poses a substantial threat to T. macrotis at this time. The frog's range includes some protected parks: Parque Nacional...
- island of Buru. Its species name "macrotis" comes from Ancient Gr**** makrós meaning "long" and oûs meaning "ear". P. macrotis is also referred to by the common...