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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

chi•rop•ter n.

Mammalsany mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats.

Neo-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; compare -pter

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