[der-map-ter-uh
n] 
| 1. | Also, der⋅map⋅ter⋅ous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Dermaptera, comprising the earwigs. |
| 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. |
| der·map·ter·an (dər-māp'tər-ən) n. Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, including the earwigs, having an elongated flattened body equipped with a pair of pincerlike appendages at the posterior end. adj. Of or belonging to the order Dermaptera. [From New Latin Dermaptera, order name : derma- + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see -pter.] |
| dermapteran (dər-māp'tər-ən) Pronunciation Key
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, having an elongated flattened body equipped with a pair of pincerlike appendages at the posterior end. Dermapterans include the earwigs. |