Microchiroptera — noun most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats • Syn: ↑suborder Microchiroptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Chiroptera, ↑order Chiroptera … Useful english dictionary
Bat — For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). Bats Temporal range: 52–0 Ma … Wikipedia
bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… … Universalium
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
Chiroptera — noun an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) • Syn: ↑order Chiroptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria … Useful english dictionary
order Chiroptera — noun an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) • Syn: ↑Chiroptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Greater Noctule bat — Nyctalus lasiopterus showing its impressive teeth (taken from Popa Lisseanu et al. 2007). Conservation status … Wikipedia
Desmodontidae — noun true vampire bats • Syn: ↑family Desmodontidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Microchiroptera, ↑suborder Microchiroptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Vespertilionidae — noun the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world • Syn: ↑family Vespertilionidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Microchiroptera, ↑suborder Microchiroptera … Useful english dictionary
