English > Microchiroptera: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | Most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats. |
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Synonym | suborder Microchiroptera |
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Member of | Chiroptera, order Chiroptera | An old order dating to early Eocene |
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Members | Desmodontidae, family Desmodontidae | true vampire bats |
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Hipposideridae, family Hipposideridae | Old World leafnose bats |
Megadermatidae, family Megadermatidae | Old World false vampire bats |
Molossidae, family Molossidae | mastiff bats |
Phyllostomidae, family Phyllostomidae, Phyllostomatidae, family Phyllostomatidae | New World leaf-nosed bats |
Rhinolophidae, family Rhinolophidae | Old World leaf-nosed bats |
Vespertilionidae, family Vespertilionidae | The majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world |
carnivorous bat, microbat | typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
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Spanish | microquirópteros |
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Catalan | Microchiroptera |
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