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CHIROPTERAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Synonyms:
bat; chiropteran
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chiropteran" is a kind of...):
eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
Meronyms (parts of "chiropteran"):
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chiropteran"):
fruit bat; megabat (large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit)
carnivorous bat; microbat (typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)
Holonyms ("chiropteran" is a member of...):
Chiroptera; order Chiroptera (an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats))
