order chiroptera
Noun
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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 animalsmember 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 marsupialssame as: chiroptera
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