chiropterology

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Chiroptera +‎ -logy, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + -λογία (-logía), by surface analysis, chiro- +‎ ptero- +‎ -logy. === Noun === chiropterology (uncountable) The scientific study of bats. ==== Synonyms ==== batology (colloquial or humorous) ==== Related terms ==== chiropterologist