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Chiroptera
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Definition
: Order of mammals whose members are adapted for flight. It includes bats, flying foxes, and fruit bats.
Other names
Rousettus; Rhinolophus; Pteropus; Pteropodidae; Horseshoe Bats; Flying Foxes; Bats; Horseshoe Bat; Foxes, Flying; Bats, Horseshoe; Bat, Horseshoe