noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat

Synonyms

All synonyms

batbat

Etymology

Coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French chiroptère.

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