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noun
Any fly of the taxonomic order Diptera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
Alternative form of dipteros.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: architecture
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insect
Narrower terms: gall midge, gallfly, gall gnat, fly, robber fly, bee killer, fruit fly, pomace fly, louse fly, hippoboscid, mosquito, gnat, fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid, crane fly, daddy longlegs
History
From translingual Diptera.
