dipterous
adjective
- having two wings, as some insects, or two winglike appendages, as some seeds
- of the dipterans
See dipterous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭpˈtər-əs)
adjective- 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.
- Having two wings, as certain insects, or winglike appendages, as certain fruits and seeds: the dipterous fruit of the maple.
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