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    SUBORDER MICROCHIROPTERA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous batsplay

    Synonyms:

    Microchiroptera; suborder Microchiroptera

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("suborder Microchiroptera" is a kind of...):

    animal order (the order of animals)

    Meronyms (members of "suborder Microchiroptera"):

    carnivorous bat; microbat (typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)

    family Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomidae; Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)

    family Rhinolophidae; Rhinolophidae (Old World leaf-nosed bats)

    family Hipposideridae; Hipposideridae (Old World leafnose bats)

    family Megadermatidae; Megadermatidae (Old World false vampire bats)

    family Vespertilionidae; Vespertilionidae (the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world)

    family Molossidae; Molossidae (mastiff bats; freetail bats)

    Desmodontidae; family Desmodontidae (true vampire bats)

    Holonyms ("suborder Microchiroptera" is a member of...):

    Chiroptera; order Chiroptera (an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats))

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