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dipterous definition

dip·ter·ous (dip′tər əs)

adjective

  1. having two wings, as some insects, or two winglike appendages, as some seeds
  2. of the dipterans

Etymology: ModL dipterus < Gr dipteros: see di- & ptero- & -ous

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