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chiropterology

chiropterology noun: the scientific study of bats.

Noun

chiropterology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of bats.
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    Synonyms:
    batology

Synonyms of chiropterology

Origin of chiropterology

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

Questions about chiropterology

What does chiropterology mean?
Chiropterology means the scientific study of bats.
What part of speech is chiropterology?
Chiropterology is a noun.

Words near chiropterology in the dictionary

  1. chiropterochorous
  2. chiropterochorously
  3. chiropterochory
  4. chiropterologist
  5. chiropterologists
  6. chiropterology
  7. chiropterophilia
  8. chiropterophilic
  9. chiropterophilous
  10. chiropterophily
  11. chiropterous

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