chiropterologist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who studies bats (the flying mammals).

Pronunciation

/kaɪˌɹɑptəˈɹɑləd͡ʒɪst/ /kaɪˌɹɒptəˈɹɒlədʒɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chiropterologist.wav

Word forms

chiropterologist chiropterologists

Etymology

From translingual Chiroptera + -logist, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -logist, by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logist.

Related words

chiropterology Chiroptera
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