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| Noun | 1. |  suborder Microchiroptera - most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous batsanimal order - the order of animals Chiroptera, order Chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) 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 |
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