chiropteran
chi·rop·ter·an
noun \kī-ˈräp-tə-rən\Definition of CHIROPTERAN
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Origin of CHIROPTERAN
ultimately from Greek cheir hand + pteron wing — more at feather
First Known Use: 1835
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