- dipteran
- adjective Etymology: ultimately from Greek dipteros two-winged, from di- + pteron wing — more at feather Date: circa 1842 of, relating to, or being a fly (sense 2a) • dipteran noun • dipterous adjective
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Dipteran — Dip ter*an, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An insect of the order Diptera. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dipteran — [dip′tər ən] n. [< ModL Diptera < neut. pl. of Gr dipteros: see DIPTEROUS] any of a large order (Diptera) of insects, including the true flies, mosquitoes, and gnats, usually having one pair of functional, membranous wings and a vestigial… … English World dictionary
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
dipteran — Denoting insects of the order Diptera. * * * dip·ter·an dip tə rən n any insect of the order Diptera dipteran adj dip·ter·ous rəs adj … Medical dictionary
dipteran — n. & adj. n. a dipterous insect. adj. = DIPTEROUS 1. Etymology: mod.L diptera f. Gk diptera neut. pl. of dipterous two winged (as DI (2), pteron wing) * * * noun insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the… … Useful english dictionary
dipteran insects — dipteran insects. См. двукрылые [насекомые]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
dipteran Entomology — [ dɪpt(ə)r(ə)n] noun an insect of the large order Diptera, comprising the two winged or true flies, which have the hindwings reduced to form balancing organs (halteres). adjective relating to dipterans. Derivatives dipterist noun Origin from mod … English new terms dictionary
dipteran — noun Any of very many flies, of the order Diptera, that have two wings See Also: dipterous … Wiktionary
dipteran — dip·ter·an … English syllables
dipteran — dip•ter•an [[t]ˈdɪp tər ən[/t]] n. ent any insect of the order Diptera, including mosquitoes, gnats, and most flies, having one pair of wings for flying and a second pair reduced to small knobs for balancing • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
