Denude: to free from covering; to rub so as to remove the surface covering of scales, hair or other vestiture.
Deorsum: downward.
Dependent: hanging down.
Deplanate -us: see complanate.
Depressed: flattened down vertically; opposed to compressed.
Depressor: applied to a muscle that has for its function the depression of an organ or a part.
Deratoptera: = Orthoptera.
Dermal: relating to the skin or outer covering.
Dermal glands: hypodermal unicellular glands which secrete wax, setae, spines, etc.
Dermaptera: see Dermatoptera.