dermopteran

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noun

Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo.

“Earwigs are dermopterans.”

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Meanings

noundermopteran (plural dermopterans)

plural dermopterans

  1. biologyAny mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo.
  2. obsoletebiologyAny insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.

    Earwigs are dermopterans.

  3. misspellingbiologyMisspelling of dermapteran.

Origin

Dermoptera + -an

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APA

dermopteran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermopteran

MLA

“dermopteran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermopteran. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dermopteran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermopteran.

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