Dermopteran Definition

dərmäptərən
noun
Webster's New World

(zoology) Any insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.

Earwigs are dermopterans.
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Other Word Forms of Dermopteran

Noun

Singular:
dermopteran
Plural:
dermopterans

Origin of Dermopteran

  • Ancient Greek

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