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词汇 Dermoptera
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Definition of Dermoptera in English:

Dermoptera

plural noundəːˈmɒptərədərˈmäptərə
Zoology
  • A small order of mammals which comprises the flying lemurs or colugos.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • The interrelationships of Primates, Scandentia, and Dermoptera are not resolved by our data.
    • The order Dermoptera contains a single family, the Cynocephalidae, which is made up of a single genus with two species.
    • Euarchontoglires is composed of the orders Primates, Rodentia, Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas), Scandentia (tree shrews), and Dermoptera (flying lemurs).
    • Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or ‘flying lemurs’ of the Phillippines.
    • The single species of Dermoptera was included with the Primates.

Derivatives

  • dermopteran

  • noun & adjectivedəˈmɒptər(ə)n
    Zoology
    • Thus, from an ad hoc analysis of the mtDNA of mammalian representatives, we cannot gain conclusive evidence for a sister group relationship of dermopterans and primates.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The relationships of picrodontids were long a matter of uncertainty, with early workers allying these peculiar mammals with marsupials, bats, insectivorans, or dermopterans.
      • Notable among these are primates, tree shrews, dermopterans, and bats.
      • Dimeric and trimeric tRNA-SINEs with identical subunits could be characterized in dermopterans (CYN-II, CYN-III, or t-SINE ).
      • Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of a unique tRNA-derived SINE family in dermopterans (flying lemurs or colugos).

Origin

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

Definition of Dermoptera in US English:

Dermoptera

plural noundərˈmäptərə
Zoology
  • A small order of mammals which comprises the flying lemurs or colugos.

    〔动〕皮翼目

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Euarchontoglires is composed of the orders Primates, Rodentia, Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas), Scandentia (tree shrews), and Dermoptera (flying lemurs).
    • Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or ‘flying lemurs’ of the Phillippines.
    • The single species of Dermoptera was included with the Primates.
    • The interrelationships of Primates, Scandentia, and Dermoptera are not resolved by our data.
    • The order Dermoptera contains a single family, the Cynocephalidae, which is made up of a single genus with two species.

Origin

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

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