Chiropteran

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chiropteran \chiropteran\ n.
     nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form
     membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation
     by which they navigate.
  
     Syn: bat.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chiropteran \chiropteran\ n.
     same as {chiropter}.
  
     Syn: chiropter; bat.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chiropteran
       n : nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form
           membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for
           echolocation by which they navigate [syn: {bat}]