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Chiroptera

noun pl Chi·rop·tera \kī-ˈräp-tə-rə\

Medical Definition of CHIROPTERA

:  an order of eutherian mammals modified for true flight comprising the recent and extinct bats
chi·rop·ter \kī-ˈräp-tər\ noun
chi·rop·ter·an \(ˈ)kī-ˈräp-tə-rən\ adjective or noun

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