| dermoptera | 1. <zoology> The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidae). 2. <zoology> A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo. 3. <zoology> An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. Alternative forms: Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Skin + wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dermopteran | <zoology> An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |