Main Entry: Chi·rop·tera

Pronunciation: \kī-ˈräp-tə-rə\

Function: noun plural

: an order of eutherian mammals modified for true flight comprising the recent and extinct bats

—chi·rop·ter \kī-ˈräp-tər\ noun

—chi·rop·ter·an \(ˈ)kī-ˈräp-tə-rən\ adjective or noun