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单词 Dermaptera
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Definition of Dermaptera in English:

Dermaptera

plural noun dəːˈmaptərədərˈmaptərə
Entomology
  • An order of insects that comprises the earwigs.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • Insects, such as Hymenoptera, Heteroptera, Coleoptera, Dermaptera, some Diptera, and some Lepidoptera have convergently developed an ability to attach their wings to the body when resting.
    • Despite the existence of some Neoptera in the Carboniferous (Blattaria, Orthoptera), it is highly unlikely that Dermaptera, Embioptera, Zoraptera, and ‘higher’ orders in the Neoptera would be any older than Upper Permian.
    • Rohdendorf and Hennig both hypothesized a relationship of the Dermaptera to the Dictyoptera (cockroaches, mantises, and termites).
    • Other insects from these sites include Odonata, Blattodea, Isoptera, Dermaptera, Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Trichoptera, and Diptera are presently documented on the basis of only a relatively few specimens.
    • Interestingly, protuberances on the hairy pads of Coleoptera, Dermaptera, and Diptera belong to different types of cuticular outgrowths.

Derivatives

  • dermapteran

  • noun & adjective
    Entomology
    • Nontarget insects caught in traps were counted and broadly categorized by order (e.g. small dipterans, dermapterans) or family or super family.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We are establishing a molecular phylogeny for this group in order elucidate patterns of dermapteran diversification and evolution.
      • Special mention is made regarding specific groups, such as amphibians, phasmids, dermapterans and dipterans, whose current diversity includes 14, 30, 16 and 9% of species described by Philippi, respectively.
      • Birds consumed dermapterans, orthopterans, arachnids, and coleopterans in proportions equal to the prey's availability and did not select for prey size.
      • The paper recorded sixty-five taxa that were represented by six species (carabids, cicindelines, staphylinids, dermapterans, heteropterans and araneids), and 38,980 ground-dwelling arthropods from both sites (non Bt and Bt cotton fields).
  • dermapterous

  • adjective
    Entomology

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek derma 'skin' + pteron 'wing'.

Definition of Dermaptera in US English:

Dermaptera

plural noundərˈmaptərə
Entomology
  • An order of insects that comprises the earwigs.

    〔昆〕革翅目

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rohdendorf and Hennig both hypothesized a relationship of the Dermaptera to the Dictyoptera (cockroaches, mantises, and termites).
    • Other insects from these sites include Odonata, Blattodea, Isoptera, Dermaptera, Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Trichoptera, and Diptera are presently documented on the basis of only a relatively few specimens.
    • Insects, such as Hymenoptera, Heteroptera, Coleoptera, Dermaptera, some Diptera, and some Lepidoptera have convergently developed an ability to attach their wings to the body when resting.
    • Despite the existence of some Neoptera in the Carboniferous (Blattaria, Orthoptera), it is highly unlikely that Dermaptera, Embioptera, Zoraptera, and ‘higher’ orders in the Neoptera would be any older than Upper Permian.
    • Interestingly, protuberances on the hairy pads of Coleoptera, Dermaptera, and Diptera belong to different types of cuticular outgrowths.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek derma ‘skin’ + pteron ‘wing’.

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