order_chiroptera | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) | |
Synonyms: | Chiroptera | |
Related terms: | animal_order Eutheria bat Microchiroptera Megachiroptera | |
Similar spelling: |
order_Coleoptera order_Dermoptera order_Embioptera order_Orthoptera order_Neuroptera order_Isoptera order_Psocoptera order_Plecoptera order_Lepidoptera order_Trichoptera order_mecoptera order_Hemiptera order_Dermaptera order_Diptera order_Dictyoptera order_Hymenoptera order_Ephemeroptera order_Siphonaptera order_Sauropterygia order_Thysanoptera order_Cydippea order_Anoplura order_Eurypterida order_Siphonophora order_Conodonta order_Proteales order_Chelonia order_Charales order_Isopoda order_Corrodentia order_Coniferales order_Lycoperdales order_Madreporaria order_Octopoda order_Chelonethida order_Heliozoa order_Embiodea order_Protura order_Cydippida |