chi·rop·ter·an

(kī-rŏp′tər-ən) also chi·rop·ter (-rŏp′tər)

Any of various mammals of the order Chiroptera, having forelimbs modified as wings; a bat.

[From New Latin Chīroptera, order name : chiro- + -pter.]

chi·rop′ter·an adj.

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chiropteran

(kaɪˈrɒptərən)

adj

(Animals) Also : chiropterous of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats

(Animals) Also called: chiropter a bat

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Noun

chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

bat

eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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

fruit bat, megabat - large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit

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

wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

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Monographic works on chiropteran brain anatomy are those of Schneider (1957; 1966), Mann (1963), Henson (1970), and McDaniel (1976).

The brain of the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus murinus (Wagner, 1840): a cytoarchitectural atlas/O cerebro do morcego vampiro comum, Desmodus rotundus murinus (Wagner, 1840): um atlas citoarquitetural

To whit, the frequency distributions emergent from a study of chiropteran or marsupial geographical ranges in North America, north of Mexico, would be strongly affected by the exclusion of the many chiropteran and marsupial species in Mexico and Central and South America.

EFFECT OF SCALE ON A PATTERN OF MAMMALIAN GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TEXAS AND NORTH AMERICA

These studies point to a wide, and still poorly described, geographic distribution for viruses of the family Filoviridae in chiropteran hosts.

Ebola virus antibodies in fruit bats, Bangladesh

The new Texas specimens, which include rodent teeth, insectivore or chiropteran tooth fragments and fish teeth, are the first record of cricetid (Copemys) and heteromyid rodents from the Cold Spring Local Fauna.

Recovery of Miocene terrestrial microvertebrates from the Fleming Formation in east Texas

infections among diverse chiropteran species in Kenya; 2) to isolate and identify detected Bartonella spp.

Bartonella spp. in Bats, Kenya

In recent decades, scientific interest in chiropteran species has markedly increased because bats are known hosts to zoonotic agents, such as henipaviruses, Ebola virus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like corona viruses (1,2).

Yersinia species isolated from bats, Germany

In conclusion, we isolated a new virus from free-ranging vespertilionid bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate besides lyssavirus (rabies) found in Europe.

New adenovirus in bats, Germany

Although this separation was hardly perceptible while working on the island, it added a layer of administrative difficulty in conducting a survey of the chiropteran fauna of the entire island.

Bats of Saint Martin, French west indies/Sint Maarten, Netherlands Santilles/Murcielagos de Saint Martin, Indias Occidentales francesas /Sint Maarten,Antillas holandesas

The molecular epidemiology of rabies associated with chiropteran hosts in Mexico.

Identification of new rabies virus variant in Mexican immigrant

With the exception of MOKV, all lyssavirus gts and putative gts have been isolated exclusively or most frequently from chiropteran species.

Mokola virus in domestic mammals, South Africa

These records contribute to a better understanding of chiropteran distributional patterns in the northern neotropics.

Noteworthy records of some bats from Mexico

This dissertation investigates the taxonomy, host specificity, and ecology of New World streblid bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae) associated with Chiropteran hosts.

Ecology and host specificity of bat flies (Diptera: Treblidae) and their chiropteran hosts