English > suborder Microchiroptera: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats. |
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| Synonym | 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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