Definition of Microchiroptera in English:
Microchiroptera
plural nounˌmʌɪkrəʊkʌɪˈrɒpt(ə)rəˌmīkrōkəˈräptərə
Zoology A major division of bats which comprises all but the fruit bats.
Suborder Microchiroptera, order Chiroptera: many families
Example sentencesExamples
- The other major group of bats, the Microchiroptera or microbats, is quite ecologically diverse.
- There are two major groups of bats, usually given the rank of suborders, Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera.
- An additional explanation for the absence of either mode in Microchiroptera is their reliance on echolocation, and their need to maintain regular sensory input.
- The bats with which most people are familiar belong to the Microchiroptera.
- The two suborders of bats, Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera, use different sensory modalities for perceiving their environment.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
Zoology These fossils represent essentially modern-looking microchiropterans; bats had evolved all of their characteristic features and begun to diversify by this time.
Example sentencesExamples
- Megachiropterans and microchiropterans differ in many other ways.
- They are sometimes considered to be the most primitive living microchiropterans, because of their free premaxillae, and the structure of their wings and thorax.
- Like all microchiropterans, emballonurids use echolocation to locate prey.
- Other microchiropterans may behave similarly, but this is not evident from patterns of repetition of echolocation calls in flight.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from micro- 'small' + Greek kheir 'hand' + pteron 'wing'.
Definition of Microchiroptera in US English:
Microchiroptera
plural nounˌmīkrōkəˈräptərə
Zoology A major division of bats which comprises all but the fruit bats.
Suborder Microchiroptera, order Chiroptera: many families
Example sentencesExamples
- An additional explanation for the absence of either mode in Microchiroptera is their reliance on echolocation, and their need to maintain regular sensory input.
- The bats with which most people are familiar belong to the Microchiroptera.
- There are two major groups of bats, usually given the rank of suborders, Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera.
- The two suborders of bats, Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera, use different sensory modalities for perceiving their environment.
- The other major group of bats, the Microchiroptera or microbats, is quite ecologically diverse.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from micro- ‘small’ + Greek kheir ‘hand’ + pteron ‘wing’.