ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dermopteran

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dermopteran is a noun meaning (mammalogy) Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo.

Meaning

(mammalogy) Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo.

More Meanings

  1. (entomology, obsolete) Any insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.
  2. (entomology) Misspelling of dermapteran.

Example Sentences

Earwigs are dermopterans.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include epidermoptid, megaderm, megadermatid, dermochelyid, desmopterid, nemopterid.

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