chiropterologist
/kaɪˌɹɑptəˈɹɑləd͡ʒɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The older man introduced himself as Otto. The other two were Fabio and Gunther. They were chiropterologists he explained from Erlangen University in Germany."
- "According to the recommendation, the chiropterologist would work in the Wildlands Conservation Division of the Austin Water Utility and would protect the population of about 1.5 million bats from disease, impacts of climate change and harm from construction and development."
Etymology
From translingual Chiroptera + -logist, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -logist, by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logist.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: χείρ
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kaɪˌɹɑptəˈɹɑləd͡ʒɪst/
- British English: /kaɪˌɹɒptəˈɹɒlədʒɪst/