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| dip·ter·an [ díptərən ] (plural dip·ter·ans) or dip·ter·on [ díptə ròn ] (plural dip·ter·ons) |
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fly: a two-winged insect. Flies, gnats, mosquitoes, and midges are dipterans. Order Diptera.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Diptera< Greek dipteros "two-winged"] |
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  dip·ter·al adjective |
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