chiropterologist
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prettygoodwordchiropterologist (kay-ROP-tuh-raw-loh-jist) - n., someone who studies bats.
That is, who studies mammals of the order Chiroptera (coined from Greek roots chiro-, hand + ptera, wing, because the wings are anatomically hands with webbing between the fingers, extending down the limb to the body).
---L.
That is, who studies mammals of the order Chiroptera (coined from Greek roots chiro-, hand + ptera, wing, because the wings are anatomically hands with webbing between the fingers, extending down the limb to the body).
---L.
