- chiropteran
- n. any member of the order Chiroptera, with membraned limbs serving as wings including bats and flying foxes.
Derivatives:
chiropterous adj.
Etymology: CHIRO- + Gk pteron wing
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nounnocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate• Syn: ↑bat• Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal• Hyponyms: ↑fruit bat, ↑megabat, ↑carnivorous bat, ↑microbat• Member Holonyms: ↑Chiroptera, ↑order Chiroptera• Part Meronyms: ↑wing* * *
adjective or nounsee chiroptera* * *
/kuy rop"teuhr euhn/, n.1. chiropter.adj.2. of or pertaining to a chiropter.* * *
chiropˈteran noun(Gr pteron wing) a member of the Chiropˈtera, an order of mammals comprising the bats• • •Main Entry: ↑chiro-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.