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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DERMAPTERA; DERMAPTERAN

DERMAPTERA; DERMAPTERAN Der *map "te *ra, Der *map "ter *an (, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Dermoptera, Dermopteran.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Dermaptera

Der map te ra |dərˈmaptərə dərˈmæptərə |Entomology an order of insects that comprises the earwigs. DERIVATIVES der map ter an noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek derma ‘skin ’ + pteron ‘wing. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

Dermaptera

Dermaptera |dəːˈmaptərə | ▶plural noun Entomology an order of insects that comprises the earwigs. DERIVATIVES dermapteran noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek derma ‘skin ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.