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Meaning of dermopteran | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any mammal in the order Dermoptera, a colugo.
Any insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight.
obsolete

Examples

“Earwigs are dermopterans.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

dermopterotic dermorphin dermoscope dermoscopist dermoscopy dermoskeleton