Greek Meaning of diptera

Δίπτερα

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Definitions and Meaning of diptera in English

Wordnet

diptera (n)

a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies

Webster

diptera (n. pl.)

An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet.

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Δίπτερα

a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane fliesAn extensive

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dipt => βουτηγμένο, dipsy => δύτης, dipstick => δείκτης στάθμης λαδιού, dipsosis => δίψα, dipsosaurus dorsalis => Δίψοσαυρος ο ραχιαίος,