Dipteran
//ˈdɪp.təɹ.ən// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.
- 2 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 wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Relating to or denoting dipterans. not-comparable
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ Immediately from translingual Diptera + -an, for denoting taxonomic specification, as opposed to instances where "fly" is used informally. From Ancient Greek δίπτερος (dípteros, “two-winged”) + -an, from δι- (di-, “two, di-”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, “adjectival suffix”).
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