Dermoptera

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; skin + &unr_; wing. ] 1. (Zool.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidæ). [ 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 ]