Etymology

From Chiroptera ‎(“bats”) +‎ -log, which is from Ancient Greek λόγος ‎(lógos), from Ancient Greek λέγωI gather, read, speak ‎(légōI gather, read, speak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɪroptɛrolok/
• Hyphenation: chi‧ro‧pte‧ro‧log