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Noun: Chiroptera  kI'rópturu
  1. An old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
    - order Chiroptera

Type of: animal order

Part of: Eutheria, subclass Eutheria

Encyclopedia: Chiroptera

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