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Dermoptera
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n. pl.) An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera.
(2):
(n. pl.) 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.
(3):
(n. pl.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidae).
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dermoptera'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dermoptera.html. 1828.