Definition of Chiropteran

1. Noun. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.

Exact synonyms: Bat
Generic synonyms: Eutherian, Eutherian Mammal, Placental, Placental Mammal
Group relationships: Chiroptera, Order Chiroptera
Specialized synonyms: Fruit Bat, Megabat, Carnivorous Bat, Microbat
Terms within: Wing

Definition of Chiropteran

1. Noun. (zoology) Any mammal, of the order ''Chiroptera'', that has forelimbs modified to form wings ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chiropteran

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chiropteran

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chiropteran (current term)
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chiropterologist
chiropterologists
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chiroptical
chiros
chiroscope
chirosophist
chirosophists
chirosophy
chirospasm
chirospecific

Literary usage of Chiropteran

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"One chiropteran peculiarity which is clearly a flight adaptation is the backward rotation of the hind limb so that the knee points towards the rear instead ..."

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