Definition
The scientific order of mammals that includes all bats, characterized by forelimbs modified into wings with skin membranes stretched between elongated fingers.
Etymology
From Greek 'cheir' (hand) and 'pteron' (wing), literally 'hand-wing.' Linnaeus formalized this taxonomic name in the 18th century based on the unique wing structure of bats.
Kelly Says
When you understand that 'Chiroptera' means 'hand-wing,' you suddenly realize that bats' wings are basically giant hands—their thumbs are claws, and their fingers became struts for wing membranes, making them the only mammals that truly fly!
Translations
ARالعربية
الخفافيش
al-khaffash
CACatalà
ratpenat
rat-pe-nat
CSČeština
netopýr
ne-to-pyr
DADansk
flyvefisker
flyve-fis-ker
DEDeutsch
Chiroptera
kee-roh-peh-trah
ELΕλληνικά
υπερηχικό
y-pe-re-chi-ko
ESEspañol
quiroptera
kee-roh-peh-trah
FRFrançais
chiroptère
shee-roh-tehr
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelelawar
ke-le-la-war
ITItaliano
chiroptera
kee-roh-peh-trah
MSBahasa Melayu
kelawar
ke-la-war
NLNederlands
vleermuis
vler-muis
NONorsk
flygefisker
fly-ge-fis-ker
PLPolski
nietoperz
n-ye-to-perz
PTPortuguês
quiroptera
kee-roh-peh-trah
RUРусский
летучие мыши
le-tyu-chie my-shi
SVSvenska
flygfiskar
flyg-fis-kar
TEతెలుగు
పక్షులు
pa-k-sh-lu
TRTürkçe
kuşugiller
ku-shug-il-ler
UKУкраїнська
літуни
li-tu-ni
URاردو
چمگادڑ
cham-ga-dar
ZUZU
isilwane
i-si-lwa-ne