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dermapteran

American

[der-map-ter-uhn] / dərˈmæp tər ən /

adjective

Also dermapterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Dermaptera, comprising the earwigs.

noun

any of numerous brown to black, small to medium-sized nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, widely distributed in warm, moist areas, characterized by a slender, elongated, flattened body with pincerlike appendages at the tail end of the abdomen.

dermapteran British

/ dɜːˈmæptərən /

noun

any insect of the order Dermaptera, the earwigs

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to this order

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dermapteran Scientific

/ dər-măp′tər-ən /

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, having an elongated flattened body equipped with a pair of pincerlike appendages at the posterior end. Dermapterans include the earwigs.

Etymology

Origin of dermapteran

1860–65; < New Latin Dermapter ( a ) (irregular < Greek dermóptera ( see dermopteran), or a deliberate alteration of Dermoptera to keep the taxa distinct) + -an

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