chiroptera
n . 翼手类
翼手类
Chiroptera n 1 :
an old order dating to early Eocene :
bats :
suborder Megachiroptera (
fruit bats );
suborder Microchiroptera (
insectivorous bats ) [
synonym : {
Chiroptera }, {
order Chiroptera }]
Cheiroptera \
Chei *
rop "
te *
ra \ (
k [-
i ]*
r [
o ^]
p "
t [-
e ]*
r [.
a ]),
prop .
n .
pl . [
NL .,
fr .
Gr .
chei `
r hand ptero `
n wing .] (
Zool .)
An earlier spelling for {
Chiroptera },
an order of Mammalia ,
including the bats ,
having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web ,
so that they can be used like wings in flying .
See {
Chiroptera }
and {
Bat }.
[
archaic ]
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
chiroptera \
chi *
rop "
te *
ra \ (
k [-
i ]*
r [
o ^]
p "
t [~
e ]
r ),
n .
pl . [
NL .,
fr .
Gr .
chei `
r hand ptero `
n wing .] (
Zool .)
an ancient order of mammalia dating to the early Eocene ,
including the bats .
They are nocturnal mouselike mammals having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web ,
so that they form membranous wings that can be used in flying .
They also have anatomical adaptations ,
including large ears ,
for echolocation ,
by which they navigate and in some cases find insects .
The order includes the suborders Megachiroptera (
the fruit bats )
and Microchiroptera (
insectivorous bats ).
See {
Bat }.
Previously spelled {
cheiroptera }. [
archaic ]
[
1913 Webster WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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