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chiropteran

[ kahy-rop-ter-uhn ]

noun



adjective

  1. of or relating to a chiropter.

chiropteran

/ 첹ɪˈɒəə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledchiropterkaɪˈrɒptə a bat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chiropteran1

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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