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dipterous

 
Dictionary: dip·ter·ous
(dĭp'tər-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to the Diptera, a large order of insects that includes the true flies and mosquitoes, characterized by a single pair of membranous wings and a pair of club-shaped balancing organs.
  2. Having two wings, as certain insects, or winglike appendages, as certain fruits and seeds: the dipterous fruit of the maple.

[From New Latin Diptera, order name, from Greek dipteros, having two wings : di-, two; see di-1 + pteron, wing; see -pter.]


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Medical Dictionary: dip·ter·ous
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(dĭp'tər-əs)
adj.
  1. Of or characteristic of insects of the order Diptera.
  2. Having two wings or winglike appendages.
Veterinary Dictionary: dipterous
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1. having two wings.
2. pertaining to insects of the order Diptera.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or belong to the Diptera
  Pertains to noun: Diptera (meaning #1)


 
 

 

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