chiropterology

English

Etymology

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

Noun

chiropterology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of bats.
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