• (n. pl.) An order of mammalia, including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be used like wings in flying. See Bat.
Found on
http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cheiroptera/
Chei·rop'te·ra (k> isl/*rŏp'tẽr)
noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
chei`r hand +
ptero`n wing.]
(Zoology) An order of mammalia, including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be u...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/60
Cheiroptera, Chiroptera An order of Mammalia, distinguished by greatly elongated fingerbones supporting a membrane or 'wing' attached to the posterior limbs and the side of the body, and adapted for flight; the Bats.
Found on
http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/438/4
No exact match found.
