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Megachiroptera

Syllabification: (Meg·a·chi·rop·ter·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌmegəˌkīˈräptərə/
Zoology
Definition of Megachiroptera
  • a division of bats that comprises the fruit bats and flying foxes.
    • Suborder Megachiroptera and family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera

Derivatives

megachiropteran

Pronunciation: /-tərən/
noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from mega- 'large' + Chiroptera

Megachiroptera in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Megachiroptera in the British & World English dictionary

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