Meaning of DERMOPTERA
| Pronunciation: | | dur'mâpturu
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[n] flying lemurs |
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DERMOPTERA is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | order Dermoptera |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Cynocephalidae, Eutheria, family Cynocephalidae, subclass Eutheria | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Der*mop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? skin + ?
wing.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The division of insects which includes the
earwigs ({Forticulid[ae]}).
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera.
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