chiropteran

[ kahy-rop-ter-uhn ]

noun
adjective
  1. of or relating to a chiropter.

Origin of chiropteran

1
1825–35; <New Latin Chiropter(a) (see chiropter) + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for chiropteran

chiropteran

/ (kaɪˈrɒptərən) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats

noun
  1. Also called: chiropter (kaɪˈrɒptə) a bat

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