'Dermatoptera' definitions:

Definition of 'Dermatoptera'

From: GCIDE
  • Dermoptera \Der*mop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? skin + ? wing.]
  • 1. (Zool.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulid[ae]). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) An order of Mammalia; the Chiroptera. [Written also Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.] [1913 Webster]