Definition of dermoptera

• n. pl. - The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidae).
• n. pl. - A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo.
• n. pl. - An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera.