chiropterophilous

adjective

Adapted to thrive in the presence of bats (the flying mammal).

“a chiropterophilous plant”

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Meanings

adjectivechiropterophilous (comparative more chiropterophilous, superlative most chiropterophilous)

comparative more chiropterophilous · superlative most chiropterophilous

  1. Adapted to thrive in the presence of bats (the flying mammal).

    a chiropterophilous plant

Origin

From chiroptero- + -philous.

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APA

chiropterophilous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropterophilous

MLA

“chiropterophilous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropterophilous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiropterophilous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiropterophilous.

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