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chi•rop•ter
(kī rop′tər),USA pronunciation 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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