Definition of Dermoptera. Meaning of Dermoptera. Synonyms of Dermoptera

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Definition of Dermoptera

Dermoptera
Dermoptera Der*mop"te*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? skin + ? wing.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulid[ae]).

Meaning of Dermoptera from wikipedia

- entire family Cynocephalidae (/ˌsaɪnoʊˌsɛfəˈlaɪdi, -ˌkɛ-/) and order Dermoptera (not to be confused with Dermaptera, an order of insects known as earwigs)...
- Primatomorpha is a proposed mirorder of mammals containing the orders Dermoptera (or colugos) and Primates. Primatomorpha is sister to Scandentia, together...
- Scandentia (treeshrews), and its sister Primatomorpha mirorder, containing the Dermoptera or colugos and the primates (Plesiadapiformes and descendants). The term...
- together with the Dermoptera form the Primatomorpha. Purgatorius may not be a primate as an extinct sister to the rest of the Dermoptera or a separate, more...
- Glires (Rodentia + Lagomorpha) and Euarchonta (Scandentia + Primates + Dermoptera). It is usually discussed without a taxonomic rank but has been called...
- it glides as it leaps among trees. The kagwang belongs to the order Dermoptera that contains only two species, one of which is found in the Philippines...
- The class Mammalia (mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: monotremes, which lay eggs, and therians, mammals which give...
- abdomen held by a large skin membrane. Stafford, B.J. (2005). "Order Dermoptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A...
- Dermoptera Primates...
- considered resolved: It may be a sister of Glires, Primatomorpha, or Dermoptera, or separate from and sister to all other Euarchontoglires. Shared short...