Dermoptera \Der*mop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? skin + ?
wing.]
1. (Zool.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs
({Forticulid[ae]}).
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2. (Zool.) 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}.
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3. (Zool.) An order of Mammalia; the {Chiroptera}. [Written
also {Dermaptera}, and {Dermatoptera}.]
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