Cheiroptera /(kī̇*rŏp"tē̇*rȧ)/

Chei·rop·te·ra

Cheiroptera

prop. n. pl.
  1. 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. (Zool.) [archaic]