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Diptera(dictionary)

Diptera (iou)



Diptera noun pl. M18.
[mod. Latin from Greek, from dipteros two-winged, formed as DI-2 + pteron wing: see -A3.]
(Members of) a large order of two-winged insects including flies, gnats, mosquitoes, etc.
dipterist noun a person who studies Diptera L19.
diptero'logical adjective of or pertaining to the study of Diptera L19.
dipte'rologist noun = dipterist L19.