Meanings
- uncountablefear of bats (the flying mammals)
Bruce Wayne suffers from chiroptophobia. He rarely admits it.
2011, Stephen McDonald, William Salomone, The Writer's Response, page 1111 more example
Chiroptophobia, or the fear of bats, is a fairly common psychological trait. Even though most bats are small, timid creatures, something about those leathery wings and tiny fangs seems to trip our self-preservation alarms.
2011, Linda S. Godfrey, Monsters of Wisconsin, page 37
Origin
From Chiroptera (taxonomic order of bats) + -phobia.
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chiroptophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiroptophobia
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