<h1>Dermobranchiate</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der`mo*bran"chi*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Derm</ets> + <ets>branchiate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the skin modified to serve as a gill.</def>
<h1>Dermoh\'91mal</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der`mo*h\'91"mal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and h\'91mal structures; <as>as, the <ex>dermoh\'91mal</ex> spines or ventral fin rays of fishes</as>.</def>
<h1>Dermoid</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der"moid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Derm</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>dermo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Dermatoid</er>.</def>
<cs><col>Dermoid cyst</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a cyst containing skin, or structures connected with skin, such as hair.</cd></cs>
<h1>Dermoneural</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der`mo*neu"ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures; <as>as, the <ex>dermoneural</ex> spines or dorsal fin rays of fishes</as>.</def>
<i>Owen.</i>
<h1>Dermopathic</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der`mo*path"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dermatopathic.</def>
<h1>Dermophyte</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der"mo*phyte</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dermatophyte.</def>
<h1>Dermoptera</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der*mop"te*ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ skin + <?/ wing.]</ety>
<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The division of insects which includes the earwigs (<spn>Forticulid\'91</spn>).</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (<spn>Galeopithecus</spn>) is the type. See <er>Colugo</er>.</def>
<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>Dermaptera</asp>, and <asp>Dermatoptera</asp>.]</altsp>
<h1>Dermopteran</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der*mop"ter*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.</def>
<h1>Dermopteri</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der*mop"te*ri</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Dermopterygii</er>.</def>
<h1>Dermopterygii</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der*mop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ skin + <?/ wing, fin, dim. of <?/ wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of fishlike animals including the Marsipobranchiata and Leptocardia.</def>
<h1>Dermoskeleton</h1> <Xpage=396>
<hw>Der`mo*skel"e*ton</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Derm</ets> + <ets>skeleton</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Exoskeleton</er>.</def>
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