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Meaning of CHIROPTERA

Pronunciation:  kI'râpturu

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 Definition: [n]  an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
 
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 Synonyms: order Chiroptera
 
 See Also: animal order, bat, chiropteran, Eutheria, Megachiroptera, Microchiroptera, subclass Eutheria, suborder Megachiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera

 

 

 

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