About The Word Diptera
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Diptera
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What's The Definition Of Diptera?
[n] a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
Synonyms | Synonyms for Diptera: order Diptera Related Terms | Find terms related to Diptera: See Also | animal order | Asilidae | Bombyliidae | Calliphoridae | Cecidomyidae | class Hexapoda | class Insecta | Cuterebridae | dipteran | dipteron | dipterous insect | Drosophilidae | family Asilidae | family Bombyliidae | family Calliphoridae | family Cecidomyidae | family Cuterebridae | family Drosophilidae | family Gasterophilidae | family Glossinidae | family Hippoboscidae | family Hypodermatidae | family Muscidae | family Oestridae | family Simuliidae | family Tabanidae | family Tachinidae | family Trephritidae | family Trypetidae | fly | Gasterophilidae | genus Haematobia | Glossinidae | Haematobia | Hexapoda | Hippoboscidae | Hypodermatidae | Insecta | Muscidae | Muscoidea | Nematocera | Oestridae | Simuliidae | suborder Nematocera | superfamily Muscoidea | Tabanidae | Tachinidae | Trephritidae | Trypetidae | two-winged insects Diptera In Webster's Dictionary \Dip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with two wings, di-
= di`s- twice + ? feather, wing: cf. F. dipt[`e]re.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An extensive order of insects having only two functional
wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc.
They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of
sharp organs (mandibles and maxill[ae]) with which they
pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete
metamorphosis, their larv[ae] (called maggots) being usually
without feet.
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