dermaptera

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dermaptera
    n 1: earwigs and a few related forms [syn: {Dermaptera}, {order
         Dermaptera}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dermaptera \Der*map"te*ra\, Dermapteran \Der*map"ter*an\, n.
   (Zool.)
   See {Dermoptera}, {Dermopteran}. Dermatic

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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