[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. |
| 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. |