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| chi·rop·ter·an [ kī róptərən ] (plural chi·rop·ter·ans) or chi·rop·ter [ kī róptər ] (plural chi·rop·ters) |
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bat: a flying mammal with forelimbs that have evolved as membranous wings, e.g. a bat
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Chiroptera<chiro- + Greek pteron "wing"] |
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