order Chiroptera
an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) • Syn: Chiroptera • Hypernyms: animal order • Member Holonyms: Eutheria, subclass Eutheria • Member Meronyms: bat, chiropteran, Megachiroptera, suborder Megachiroptera, Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera
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