Chiropterologist
//kaɪˌɹɑptəˈɹɑləd͡ʒɪst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who studies bats (the flying mammals).
"Several years later, after reading three of his books on bats, I placed a call to the venerable chiropterologist Dr. M. Brock Fenton, known as the "batman" of York University in Toronto."
Example
More examples"Several years later, after reading three of his books on bats, I placed a call to the venerable chiropterologist Dr. M. Brock Fenton, known as the "batman" of York University in Toronto."
Etymology
From translingual Chiroptera + -logist, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -logist, by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logist.
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