Definition of Dermaptera

1. Noun. Earwigs and a few related forms.

Exact synonyms: Order Dermaptera
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Earwig, Family Forficulidae, Forficulidae

Definition of Dermaptera

1. n. See Dermoptera, Dermopteran.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermaptera

Derbyshire
Derbyshire spar
Dercum's disease
Dereck
Derek
Deric
Derick
Deringer
Dermacentor albopictus
Dermacentor andersoni
Dermacentor nitens
Dermacentor occidentalis
Dermacentor reticulatus
Dermacentor variabilis
Dermanyssus gallinae
Dermaptera
Dermatobia
Dermatobia cyaniventris
Dermatobia hominis
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Dermatophilus congolensis
Dermestidae
Dermochelyidae
Dermochelys
Dermochelys coriacea
Dermot
Derrick
Derrida
Derridean
Derringer

Literary usage of Dermaptera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual on the Study of Insects by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1895)
"This order is termed the dermaptera by many entomologists, but this name was first applied to certain other insects, and so should not be ..."

2. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1890)
"I have also made use of Mr. William T. Davis' list of the Orthoptera of Staten Island for dates of appearance, and sometimes for notes on habits. dermaptera ..."

3. The Entomologist's Useful Compendium: Or, An Introduction to the Knowledge by George Samouelle (1819)
"dermaptera. De Geer, Leach, Kirby, Order COLEOPTERA. Linne, Marsham. Order ORTHOPTERA. Latreille, Lamarck. Characters of the Order. ..."

4. Entomology for Beginners for the Use of Young Folks, Fruit-growers, Farmers by Alpheus Spring Packard (1888)
"dermaptera* (Earwigs}. This small group comprises the earwigs, which are nocturnal insects very rare in this country, except in the Southern States, ..."

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