NOUN | animal | order Chiroptera, Chiroptera | an old order dating to early Eocene |
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Meaning | An old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats). | |
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Synonym | Chiroptera | |
Member of | Eutheria, subclass Eutheria | All mammals except monotremes and marsupials |
Members | Megachiroptera, suborder Megachiroptera | fruit bats |
Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera | Most of the bats in the world | |
bat, chiropteran | nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate | |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
Spanish | quirópteros | |
Catalan | Chiroptera, quiròpters |
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