chiropteran

chi·rop·ter·an

C0308800 (kī-rŏp′tər-ən) also chi·rop·ter (-rŏp′tər)n. Any of various mammals of the order Chiroptera, having forelimbs modified as wings; a bat.

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[From New Latin Chīroptera, order name : chiro- + -pter.]

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chi·rop′ter·an adj.

chiropteran

(kaɪˈrɒptərən) adj (Animals) Also : chiropterous of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the batsn (Animals) Also called: chiropter a bat

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chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigatebateutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupialsChiroptera, order Chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)fruit bat, megabat - large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruitcarnivorous bat, microbat - typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distributionwing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)