chi|rop|ter

chi|rop|ter
chi|rop|ter «ky ROP tuhr», noun.
Zoology. any animal of the order of mammals that comprises the bats, having forelimbs modified as wings; a bat.
[< New Latin Chiroptera < Greek cheír, -os hand + pterón wing]

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  • chi|rop|ter|an — «ky ROP tuhr uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with a chiropter. –n. = chiropter (Cf. ↑chiropter); bat. (Cf. ↑bat.) …   Useful english dictionary

  • chi|rop|ter|ous — «ky ROP tuhr uhs», adjective. 1. wing handed, as a bat. 2. having the characteristics of a chiropter or bat. 3. = chiropteran. (Cf. ↑chiropteran) …   Useful english dictionary

  • chi — chi·ri·mia; chi·ri·no; chi·ri·pa; chi·ri·pá; chi·ri·qui; chi·ri·vi·ta; chi·ro; chi·ro·cen·trus; chi·rog·a·le; chi·rog·no·mist; chi·rog·no·my; chi·ro·graph; chi·rog·ra·phary; chi·rog·ra·pher; chi·ro·graph·ic; chi·rog·ra·phy; chi·ro·man·cer;… …   English syllables

  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

  • rop — ae·lu·rop·o·dous; ai·lu·rop·o·da; bleph·a·rop·to·sis; chal·a·rop·sis; chi·rop·o·dist; chi·rop·o·dous; chi·rop·o·dy; chi·rop·sal·mus; chi·rop·ter; chi·rop·tera; chi·rop·ter·ite; chi·rop·ter·oph·i·lous; chi·rop·te·ryg·i·um; chlo·rop·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • chiropter — chi·rop·ter …   English syllables

  • chiropteran — chi·rop·ter·an …   English syllables

  • chiropter — chi•rop•ter [[t]kaɪˈrɒp tər[/t]] n. mam any mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL Chiroptera=chiro chiro + Gk ptera, neut. pl. of pteros pterous chi•rop′ter•an, n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • chiropterite — chi·rop·ter·ite …   English syllables

  • chiropterophilous — chi·rop·ter·oph·i·lous …   English syllables

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