chauve-souris

Definitions of chauve-souris
  1. noun
    nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
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    types:
    chauve-souris carnivore
    typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
    vampire
    any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
    type of:
    euthérien, mammifère euthérien, mammifère placentère
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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