DIPTERA


Meaning of DIPTERA in English

/dip"teuhr euh, -treuh/ , n.

1. the order comprising the dipterous insects.

2. ( l.c. ) pl. of dipteron .

[ 1810-20; di- DI- 1 + -pteros -PTEROUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .