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dipteran |
dipterocarp |
dipterocarpaceae |
dipteron |
dipteronia |
dipterous
| dipterous insect
| dipteryx
| dipteryx odorata
| diptych
| dipus
dipterous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective dipterous has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dipterous, adj.
1 (of an insect) of the order Diptera, having two membranous wings, e.g. the fly, gnat, or mosquito.
2 Bot. having two winglike appendages.
1 (of an insect) of the order Diptera, having two membranous wings, e.g. the fly, gnat, or mosquito.
2 Bot. having two winglike appendages.
Etymology
mod.L dipterus f. Gk dipteros: see DIPTERAN
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