DIPTERAN


Meaning of DIPTERAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdip-tə-rən ]

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

• dip·ter·ous ˈdip-t(ə-)rəs adjective

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