megachiropteranadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɛɡəkʌɪˈrɒpt(ə)rən/,

/ˌmɛɡəkʌɪˈrɒpt(ə)rn̩/, U.S.

/ˌmɛɡəkaɪˈrɑptər(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Megachiroptera , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Megachiroptera, suborder name (G. E. Dobson 1875, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 16 345; < mega- mega- comb. form + Chiroptera : see Cheiroptera n.) + -an suffix. Compare microchiropteran adj. and n.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the suborder Megachiroptera, which includes the fruit bats and flying foxes, found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Megachiropteran, pertaining to the Megachiroptera, or having their characters.

1957 Evolution 11 456/1 Megachiropteran fossils appear in Oligocene beds in Italy.

1977 Ann. Zool. (Agra) 13 71 In the Megachiropteran bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus..the stomach is situated immediately behind the left lateral lobe of the liver.

1990 Jrnl. Anat. 168 162 Megachiropteran pineal organs are highly vascularized.

B. n.

A bat of the suborder Megachiroptera; a fruit bat or flying fox.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Megachiropteran,..a member of the Megachiroptera; a fruit-bat.

1961 Evolution 15 438/1 The first entry of microchiropterans may have been quite as early as this or earlier than that of the megachiropterans.

1979 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 184 382/1 Pteropus giganteus and most megachiropterans do not echolocate.

1991 M. Allaby Conc. Oxf. Dict. Zool. 277/2 Megachiropterans retain certain primitive features in the skull and are less specialized than microchiropterans.

Derivatives

megachiropterous adj. rare = sense A.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Megachiropterous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megachiropteran
释义	megachiropteranadj.n. Brit. /ˌmɛɡəkʌɪˈrɒpt(ə)rən/, /ˌmɛɡəkʌɪˈrɒpt(ə)rn̩/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡəkaɪˈrɑptər(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Megachiroptera , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Megachiroptera, suborder name (G. E. Dobson 1875, in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 16 345; < mega- mega- comb. form + Chiroptera : see Cheiroptera n.) + -an suffix. Compare microchiropteran adj. and n. Zoology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the suborder Megachiroptera, which includes the fruit bats and flying foxes, found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Megachiropteran, pertaining to the Megachiroptera, or having their characters. 1957 Evolution 11 456/1 Megachiropteran fossils appear in Oligocene beds in Italy. 1977 Ann. Zool. (Agra) 13 71 In the Megachiropteran bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus..the stomach is situated immediately behind the left lateral lobe of the liver. 1990 Jrnl. Anat. 168 162 Megachiropteran pineal organs are highly vascularized. B. n. A bat of the suborder Megachiroptera; a fruit bat or flying fox. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Megachiropteran,..a member of the Megachiroptera; a fruit-bat. 1961 Evolution 15 438/1 The first entry of microchiropterans may have been quite as early as this or earlier than that of the megachiropterans. 1979 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 184 382/1 Pteropus giganteus and most megachiropterans do not echolocate. 1991 M. Allaby Conc. Oxf. Dict. Zool. 277/2 Megachiropterans retain certain primitive features in the skull and are less specialized than microchiropterans. Derivatives megachiropterous adj. rare = sense A. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Megachiropterous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890
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