chiropteran

3 definitions found

chiropteran - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

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

chiropteran - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chiropteran
      n 1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form
           membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for
           echolocation by which they navigate [syn: bat,
           chiropteran]