Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHEIROPTER
n.An animal whose anterior toes are connected by a membrane, and whose feet thus serve for wings, as the bat.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHEIROPTER
CHEIROPTER Chei *rop "ter, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Cheiroptera.
CHEIROPTERA
Chei *rop "te *ra, n.; pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
CHEIROPTEROUS
CHEIROPTEROUS Chei *rop "ter *ous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to the Cheiroptera, or Bat family.
CHEIROPTERYGIUM
Chei *rop `te *ryg "i *um, n.; pl. Cheiropterygia. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
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