单词 | dermapteran |
释义 | dermapteran /deuhr map"teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. Also, dermapterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Dermaptera, comprising the earwigs. n. 2. any of numerous brown to black, small to medium-sized nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, widely distributed in warm, moist areas, characterized by a slender, elongated, flattened body with pincerlike appendages at the tail end of the abdomen. [1860-65; < NL Dermapter(a) (irreg. < Gk dermóptera (see DERMOPTERAN), or a deliberate alter. of Dermoptera to keep the taxa distinct) + -AN] |
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