Chiropterology
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The scientific study of bats. uncountable
"Enter Dr Paul Webala. The trailblazing ecologist is building a legacy by advancing the field of chiropterology in Eastern Africa and partnering with Pivotal to provide customers around the world with actionable state of nature intelligence."
Example
More examples"Enter Dr Paul Webala. The trailblazing ecologist is building a legacy by advancing the field of chiropterology in Eastern Africa and partnering with Pivotal to provide customers around the world with actionable state of nature intelligence."
Etymology
From translingual Chiroptera + -logy, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía), by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logy.