chiropter

American  

[kahy-rop-ter] / kaɪˈrɒp tər /

noun

1. any mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats.

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Etymology

Origin of chiropter

< New Latin Chiroptera, equivalent to chiro- chiro- + Greek -ptera, neuter plural of -pteros -pterous; so named because the wing membranes are supported by the extended digits of the forelimbs; -pter