order Dermaptera


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Noun1.order Dermaptera - earwigs and a few related forms
Dermaptera
animal order - the order of animals
class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
earwig - any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
family Forficulidae, Forficulidae - typical earwigs
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