MICROCHIROPTERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Microchiroptera mean? 

• MICROCHIROPTERA (noun)
  The noun MICROCHIROPTERA has 1 sense:

1. most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats

  Familiarity information: MICROCHIROPTERA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROCHIROPTERA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Microchiroptera; suborder Microchiroptera

Hypernyms ("Microchiroptera" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Microchiroptera"):

carnivorous bat; microbat (typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)

family Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomidae; Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)

family Rhinolophidae; Rhinolophidae (Old World leaf-nosed bats)

family Hipposideridae; Hipposideridae (Old World leafnose bats)

family Megadermatidae; Megadermatidae (Old World false vampire bats)

family Vespertilionidae; Vespertilionidae (the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world)

family Molossidae; Molossidae (mastiff bats; freetail bats)

Desmodontidae; family Desmodontidae (true vampire bats)

Holonyms ("Microchiroptera" is a member of...):

Chiroptera; order Chiroptera (an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats))