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dipterous

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dipterous /dip·ter·ous/ (-us)
1. having two wings.
2. pertaining to insects of the order Diptera.

dip·ter·ous (dptr-s)
adj.
1. Of or characteristic of insects of the order Diptera.
2. Having two wings or winglike appendages.

dipterous [dip´ter-us]
1. having two wings.
2. pertaining to insects of the order Diptera.

dipterous
1. having two wings.
2. pertaining to insects of the order Diptera.


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