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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) chiropterous; belonging to the Chiroptera, or Bat family.

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  • adjective zoology Belonging to the Cheiroptera, or bat family.

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  • Even when comic-book creators try to provide a reason for a cape, as in Batman's cheiropterous disguise, we all know the real reason for one is simply that a cape looks cool in the artwork.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

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