English Explanatory Dictionary

chiropter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat

Word forms

chiropter chiropters

Etymology

Coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French chiroptère.

Derived words

chiroptero-
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