About The Word Dipteron

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Dipteron

Dipteron Meaning & Definition
Dipteron Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dipteron?

[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 Dipteron: dipteran | dipterous insect | two-winged insects

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dipteron:

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

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