chiropterology en · NOUN
Etymology
From translingual Chiroptera + -logy, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía), by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logy.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The scientific study of bats.
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