About The Word Diptera
Learn about the word Diptera to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Diptera definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Diptera
| Diptera Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Modicon ‐ trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and…
- Cross-fertilize ‐ cause to undergo cross-fertilization; cross with [v] undergo…
- Hood ornament ‐ an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the…
- Vasarely ‐ French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op art…
- Congolese ‐ a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Congo [adj] of or relating…
- Biotechnology ‐ the branch of engineering science in which biological science…
- Confusingly ‐ in a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly…
- Newmarket ‐ a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and…
- Have words ‐ censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for…
- Unchangingness ‐ the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to…