DERMOPTERA

Dermoptera, order Dermoptera

(noun) flying lemurs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Der*mop"te*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidæ).

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. [Written also Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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