Chiropterology

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Noun
  1. 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."

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batology

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"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.

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