Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiropterology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-ropterol-o-gy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of bats.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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Etymology

From translingual Chiroptera + -logy, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía), by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: χείρ

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

chiropterologist

Synonyms

batology

Questions

What does chiropterology mean?: The scientific study of bats.
Where does chiropterology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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