Associations to the word «Chiropteran»

Wiktionary

CHIROPTERAN, noun. (zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings

Dictionary definition

CHIROPTERAN, noun. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke