About The Word Dipteran
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Dipteran
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What's The Definition Of Dipteran?
[n] insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dipteran: dipteron | dipterous insect | two-winged insects Related Terms | Find terms related to Dipteran: See Also | balancer | bee killer | crane fly | daddy longlegs | Diptera | fly | fruit fly | fungus gnat | gall gnat | gall midge | gallfly | gnat | halter | haltere | hippoboscid | insect | louse fly | mosquito | order Diptera | pomace fly | robber fly | sciara | sciarid Dipteran In Webster's Dictionary \Dip"ter*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An insect of the order Diptera.
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