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dermopterans

dermopterans is the plural of dermopteran.

Meaning of dermopteran

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.

Questions about dermopterans

What is dermopterans the plural of?
Dermopterans is the plural of dermopteran.

Words near dermopterans in the dictionary

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

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