dipteran

Speech parts

1. dipteran - Noun

2. dipteran - Adjective

Meaning

An insect of the order Diptera.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

louse fly hippoboscid diptera dipterous dipteral dipteron dipterous insect two-winged insects

Hypernyms

insect

Hyponyms

fly mosquito gnat daddy longlegs gallfly fruit fly

Phrases with the word

parasitic dipteran bloodsucking dipteran bloodsucking dipteran fly

Examples

Some insects, such as the Dipteran families Tephritidae and Pyrgotidae have well-developed ovipositors only partly retracted when not in use, and the part that sticks out is called the scape or oviscape, meaning the stalk of the ovipositor. Source: Internet

There, he met the curator of the entomological collection, the Dipteran expert Fritz Isidor van Emden. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

diptel diptera dipteral diptericin dipterid dipteridaceous