English noun: order Chiroptera | |||
1. | order Chiroptera (animal) an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) | ||
Synonyms | Chiroptera | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal order | ||
Member holonym | bat, chiropteran, Megachiroptera, Microchiroptera, suborder Megachiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera | ||
Member meronym | Eutheria, subclass Eutheria | ||