English noun: chiropteran | |||
1. | chiropteran (animal) nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate | ||
Synonyms | bat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carnivorous bat, fruit bat, megabat, microbat | ||
Part holonym | wing | ||
Member meronym | Chiroptera, order Chiroptera | ||