Dermoptera

Translingual
Cynocephalus variegatus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Proper noun

Dermoptera

  1. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the colugos.

Hyponyms
  • (order): Cynocephalidae (sole extant family)
    • †Plagiomenidae, †Mixodectidae (extinct families)

References
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