dermopteran

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noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    (entomology) Misspelling of dermapteran. [Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera; earwig.]