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Definitions of dipterous in various dictionaries:
adj - of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera
Of, relating to, or belonging to the Diptera, a large order of insects that includes the true flies and mosquitoes, characterized by a single pair of membranous wings and a pair of club-shaped balancing organs.
Having two wings, as certain insects, or winglike appendages, as certain fruits and seeds: the dipterous fruit of the maple.
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For a fly to fly on two wings |
Spider out to get tangled up, like some flies |
Spider out in the rough like fly |
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Jun 17 2014 The Times - Cryptic |
Mar 18 2008 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
May 1 2006 The Times - Cryptic |
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of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera |
Of, relating to, or belonging to the Diptera, a large order of insects that includes the true flies and mosquitoes, characterized by a single pair of membranous wings and a pair of club-shaped balancing organs. |
Having two wings, as certain insects, or winglike appendages, as certain fruits and seeds: the dipterous fruit of the maple. |
Relating to flies of the order Diptera. |
Having two winglike appendages. |
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True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek - di- "two", and pteron "wings". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics. Diptera is a large order containing an estimated 1,000,000 species including horse-flies, crane flies, hoverflies and others, although only about 125,000 species have been described.Flies have a mobile head, with a pair of large compound eyes, and mouthparts designed for piercing and sucking (mosquitoes, black flies and robber flies), or for lapping and sucking in the other groups. Their wing arrangement gives them great maneuverability in flight, and claws and pads on their feet enable them to cling to smooth surfaces. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; the eggs are laid on the larval food-source and the larvae, which |