Etymology

chiropterologist

Today it means: Someone who studies bats (the flying mammals). Full definition →

Ancient Greek χείρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχείρ“hand”
  2. English todaychiropterologist

From translingual Chiroptera + -logist, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -logist, by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logist.

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Ancient Greekχείρ all →

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