chiropterologist/kaɪˌɹɑptəˈɹɑləd͡ʒɪst/EtymologyFrom translingual Chiroptera + -logist, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -logist, by surface analysis, chiro- + ptero- + -logist.chiropterologist means someone who studies bats (the flying mammals). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.chiropterologist is pronounced /kaɪˌɹɑptəˈɹɑləd͡ʒɪst/.nounSomeone who studies bats (the flying mammals).“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.”