chiropteran
English Thesaurus
1. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate (noun.animal)
| hyponym | : | fruit bat, megabat, |
| definition | : | large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | carnivorous bat, microbat, |
| definition | : | typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | wing, |
| definition | : | a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | chiroptera, order chiroptera, |
| definition | : | an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) (noun.animal) |
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