2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Dermoptera n : flying lemurs [syn: {order Dermoptera}]
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