Definition of chiroptera Chiroptera

Chi•rop•ter•a

We found 2 definitions of chiroptera from 2 different sources.

What does chiroptera mean?

Noun
chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
		order Chiroptera
		animal order the order of animals
		eutheria, subclass eutheria all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
		chiropteran, bat (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"
		megachiroptera, suborder megachiroptera fruit bats