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DERMOPTERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dermoptera mean?
• DERMOPTERA (noun)
The noun DERMOPTERA has 1 sense:
1. flying lemurs
Familiarity information: DERMOPTERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flying lemurs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dermoptera; order Dermoptera
Hypernyms ("Dermoptera" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Dermoptera"):
Cynocephalidae; family Cynocephalidae (a family of Dermoptera)
Holonyms ("Dermoptera" is a member of...):
Eutheria; subclass Eutheria (all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
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