dermapteran


der·map·ter·an

D0152200 (dər-măp′tər-ən)n. See earwig.
[From New Latin Dermaptera, order name : derma- + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see -pter.]
der·map′ter·an adj.

dermapteran

(dɜːˈmæptərən) n (Animals) any insect of the order Dermaptera, the earwigsadj (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to this order[C19: from Greek derma (see derma1) + pteron wing]