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English noun: Chiroptera

1. Chiroptera (animal) an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)


Synonymsorder Chiroptera


Broader (hypernym)animal order


Member holonymbat, chiropteran, Megachiroptera, Microchiroptera, suborder Megachiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera


Member meronymEutheria, subclass Eutheria









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