dermoptera

Definitions

1. 1.(Zoöl.) 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.
2. 2.(Zoöl.) An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. [Written also Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is an order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. [Written also Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.] called?