Diptera

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dip′tər ə, -trə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Dip•ter•a  (dip′tər ə, -trə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biology, Insectsthe order comprising the dipterous insects.
  2. Biology, Insects(l.c.) pl. of dipteron. 
  • Greek, neuter plural of dípteros two-winged, equivalent. to di- di-1 + -pteros -pterous
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1810–20

'Diptera' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dipterous - dipteral - dipteron - fly

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