Definition
An order of insects commonly known as earwigs, characterized by pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
Etymology
From Greek 'derma' (skin) + 'pteron' (wing), literally 'skin-wing,' referring to the distinctive leathery front wings that cover membranous hind wings. The name describes their distinctive wing structure.
Kelly Says
Earwigs got their Latin name from their wings, not from crawling in ears—'Dermaptera' reminds us that scientific names describe physical features, and myths about earwigs burrowing in ears have nothing to do with the actual word.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እሳት አይነት
esat aynit
ARالعربية
أَحْوَالُ الْجِلد
aḥwāl al-jild
BNবাংলা
চামড়ার পিঠ
cha-ma-dar piti
CACatalà
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
CSČeština
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
DADansk
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
DEDeutsch
Dermapteren
der-ma-p-te-ren
ELΕλληνικά
Δερμαπτέρα
der-ma-p-te-ra
ESEspañol
Dermáptera
der-MAP-te-ra
FAفارسی
پوست پره
post pereh
FISuomi
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
FRFrançais
Dermapteres
der-ma-tehr
GUGU
ચામડીના પंख
cha-ma-di-na pan-kh
HEעברית
ציפורניים עור
tzif-o-ran-im or
HIहिन्दी
त्वचा पंखी
tvachā pañkhī
HUMagyar
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
Dermaptera
der-ma-TER-a
IGIG
Onye nkwu
o-nye n-kwu
ITItaliano
Dermaptera
der-ma-TER-a
KO한국어
피부날개목
pi-bu-nal-gae-mok
MRMR
त्वचा पंख
tvachā pañkh
MSBahasa Melayu
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမားသော ပြား
kyi-ma-thar-tha pya
NLNederlands
Dermaptera
der-ma-TER-a
NONorsk
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
PLPolski
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
PTPortuguês
Dermaptera
der-ma-TER-a
RORomână
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
RUРусский
Dermaptera
дермаптера
SVSvenska
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
SWKiswahili
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
TAதமிழ்
தோல் பற்கள்
tho-l pa-r-kkal
THไทย
แมลงปีกแข็ง
mae-long pîk khang
TLTL
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
TRTürkçe
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra
UKУкраїнська
Dermaptera
дермаптера
URاردو
جلد پنکھ
jild pan-kh
VITiếng Việt
Bộ cánh
bô cánh
ZUZU
Dermaptera
der-ma-p-te-ra