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dipteran
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As a noun, dipteran means an insect of the large order Diptera. As an adjective, it means relating to or denoting dipterans.
Meanings of dipteran
3 meaningsnoun
entomologyAn insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.
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 piercinganimal
Similar: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteron
adjective
entomologyRelating to or denoting dipterans.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings …
dipterous insecttwo-winged insectsdipteron
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