Dipteran Definition

dĭptər-ən
noun
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 second pair used as a balancing organ.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • dipterous insect
  • dipteron
  • two-winged insects
adjective

Alternative form of dipterous.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dipteran

Noun

Singular:
dipteran
Plural:
dipterans

Origin of Dipteran

  • From New Latin Diptera order name from Greek dipteros having two wings di- two di–1 pteron wing –pter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Diptera +‎ -an or di- +‎ -pteran.

    From Wiktionary

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