chiroptera

1. An old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats);
   Suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) (synset 102141573)
   is a type of: animal order - the order of animals
   member holonym:

   • bat, chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
   • megachiroptera, suborder megachiroptera - fruit bats
   • microchiroptera, suborder microchiroptera - most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
   belongs to: eutheria, subclass eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
   same as: order chiroptera

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