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dermopteran

dermopteran noun: any mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo. Also the misspelling of dermapteran.

Noun

dermopteran (plural dermopterans)

  1. Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo.
  2. (obsolete) Any insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.
    • Earwigs are dermopterans.

Also used as

dermopteran is also the misspelling of dermapteran.

Forms of dermopteran

pluraldermopterans

Origin of dermopteran

Dermoptera + -an

Questions about dermopteran

What does dermopteran mean?
Dermopteran means any mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo.
What part of speech is dermopteran?
Dermopteran is a noun.
What is the plural of dermopteran?
The plural of dermopteran is dermopterans.

Words near dermopteran in the dictionary

  1. dermophyte
  2. dermophytes
  3. dermophytic
  4. dermoplasties
  5. dermoplasty
  6. dermopteran
  7. dermopterans
  8. dermopterotic
  9. dermopterotics
  10. dermorexia
  11. dermorphin

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