Defn: An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. [Written also
Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.]
DERMOPTERAN
Der*mop"ter*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.
DERMOPTERI
Der*mop"te*ri, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Dermopterygii.
DERMOPTERYGII
Der*mop`te*ryg"i*i, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of fishlike animals including the Marsipobranchiata and
Leptocardia.
DERMOSKELETON
Der`mo*skel"e*ton, n. Etym: [Derm + skeleton.] (Anat.)
Defn: See Exoskeleton.
DERMOSTOSIS
Der`mos*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Physiol.)