English Explanatory Dictionary

chiropteran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat.

adj

Of or relating to the order Chiroptera.

Word forms

chiropteran chiropterans more chiropteran most chiropteran

Etymology

From Chiroptera + -an.

Synonyms

bat

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