单词 | chiropter |
释义 | chiropter in British English (kaɪˈrɒptə) noun an animal of the order Chiroptera; a bat chiropter in American English (kaɪˈrɑptər) noun bat2 Derived forms chiropteran (chiˈropteran) adjective, noun Word origin < chiro- + Gr pteron, wing: see featherchiropter in American English (kaiˈrɑptər) noun any mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats Word origin [‹ NL Chiroptera, equiv. to chiro- chiro- + Gk -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -pterous; so named because the wing membranes are supported by the extended digits of theforelimbs; cf. -pter] |
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