Search Result for "chiropteran": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



The 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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

chiropteran \chiropteran\ n.
   same as chiropter.

   Syn: chiropter; bat.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]