Cheiropteran.

/kʌɪˈrɒptərə/

Forms: Rarely chir-.

Etymology: modern Latin (Cuvier), < Greek χειρο- hand- + -πτερος winged. (Cheiropter [= French chiroptère] has been used as a singular.)

Zoology.

With plural agreement. An order of Mammalia, distinguished by greatly elongated fingerbones supporting a membrane or ‘wing’ attached to the posterior limbs and the side of the body, and adapted for flight; the Bats.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun]

rearmouseeOE

bata1300

callow-mouse1340

flinder-mouse1481

flittermouse1547

rattle-mouse1589

flickermouse1631

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Cheiroptera1835

cheiropteran1835

rat-bat1851

rhinolophid1903

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvii. 156 Bats and vampyres..are denominated Cheiroptera, or hand-winged.

1878 L. Wingfield Lady Grizel III. iii. 4 A hectoring bat, a blustering cheiropter.

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 437 They agree with most of the chiroptera.

Derivatives

cheiˈropteran adj. belonging to the Cheiroptera; as n. a member of the Cheiroptera.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun]

rearmouseeOE

bata1300

callow-mouse1340

flinder-mouse1481

flittermouse1547

rattle-mouse1589

flickermouse1631

vespertilio1665

aliped1829

Cheiroptera1835

cheiropteran1835

rat-bat1851

rhinolophid1903

the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective]

batty1600

battish1704

bat-likea1711

cheiropteran1835

vespertilian1874

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 487 One tribe..the Cheiropterans..seems rather to form an Osculant Order between it [the Predaceans] and the Quadrumanes.

1866 Athenæum No. 2004. 402/1 The little-known chiropteran genus Aello.

Categories »

cheiˈropterous adj. of or belonging to the Cheiroptera; having winged ‘hands’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheiroptera
释义	Cheiropteran. /kʌɪˈrɒptərə/ Forms: Rarely chir-. Etymology: modern Latin (Cuvier), < Greek χειρο- hand- + -πτερος winged. (Cheiropter [= French chiroptère] has been used as a singular.) Zoology. With plural agreement. An order of Mammalia, distinguished by greatly elongated fingerbones supporting a membrane or ‘wing’ attached to the posterior limbs and the side of the body, and adapted for flight; the Bats. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] rearmouseeOE bata1300 callow-mouse1340 flinder-mouse1481 flittermouse1547 rattle-mouse1589 flickermouse1631 vespertilio1665 aliped1829 Cheiroptera1835 cheiropteran1835 rat-bat1851 rhinolophid1903 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xvii. 156 Bats and vampyres..are denominated Cheiroptera, or hand-winged. 1878 L. Wingfield Lady Grizel III. iii. 4 A hectoring bat, a blustering cheiropter. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 437 They agree with most of the chiroptera. Derivatives cheiˈropteran adj. belonging to the Cheiroptera; as n. a member of the Cheiroptera. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] rearmouseeOE bata1300 callow-mouse1340 flinder-mouse1481 flittermouse1547 rattle-mouse1589 flickermouse1631 vespertilio1665 aliped1829 Cheiroptera1835 cheiropteran1835 rat-bat1851 rhinolophid1903 the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] batty1600 battish1704 bat-likea1711 cheiropteran1835 vespertilian1874 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxiv. 487 One tribe..the Cheiropterans..seems rather to form an Osculant Order between it [the Predaceans] and the Quadrumanes. 1866 Athenæum No. 2004. 402/1 The little-known chiropteran genus Aello. Categories » cheiˈropterous adj. of or belonging to the Cheiroptera; having winged ‘hands’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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