• (n. pl.) An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. • (n. pl.) 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. • (n. pl.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidae). Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/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: ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Der·mop'te·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... skin + ... wing.] 1. (Zoology) The division of insects which includes the earwigs ( Forticulidæ ). 2. (Zoology) A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind le... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/43