chiropteran

[ kahy-rop-ter-uhn ]

noun

1. chiropter.

adjective

1. of or relating to a chiropter.

chiropteran

/ kaɪˈrɒptərən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats

noun

1. Also calledchiropterkaɪˈrɒptə a bat

Word History and Origins

Origin of chiropteran¹

1825–35; < New Latin Chiropter ( a ) ( chiropter ) + -an

Example Sentences

All chiropteran species could be affected by the climate change, but the magnitude of the impact could be very different among groups of bats with different biogeographical patterns.

From Science Daily

In the comics, he has at times been reconfigured as a heroic vigilante, not unlike Batman with distinctly pastier colouring, a thirst for bad-guy blood, and actual chiropteran superpowers.

From The Guardian

Appended is a checklist of the chiropteran fauna of Nicaragua in which only primary literature with actual reference to specimens from the republic is cited.

From Project Gutenberg