‖Chei‐rop″te‐ra (kī̍‐rŏp″tē̍‐rȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. χείρ hand + πτερόν wing.] (Zoöl.) An order of mammalia, including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be used like wings in flying. See Bat.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.