dermapteran

der·map·ter·an  (dr-mptr-n)

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.

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[From New Latin Dermaptera, order name : derma- + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see -pter.]

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dermapteran  (dr-mptr-n)

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.