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English → English (gcide) Definition: Cheiroptera Cheiroptera \Chei*rop"te*ra\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + ptero`n wing.] (Zo["o]l.) An earlier spelling for Chiroptera, 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 Chiroptera and Bat. [archaic] [1913 Webster +PJC]