Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Dermaptera.
- noun One of the Dermaptera.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various insects of the order
Dermaptera ;earwig .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Dermaptera, order name : derma– + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see –pter.]
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Examples
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On Saint Helena there existed, at least until recently, a species of giant earwig—the world’s largest and no doubt most repulsive dermapteran insect.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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On Saint Helena there existed, at least until recently, a species of giant earwig—the world’s largest and no doubt most repulsive dermapteran insect.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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