dipteran

Meanings

Noun

insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.

Adj

Relating to or denoting dipterans.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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Immediately from translingual Diptera + -an, for denoting taxonomic specification, as opposed to instances where "fly" is used informally. From Ancient Greek δίπτερος (dípteros, “two-winged”) + -an, from δι- (di-, “two, di-”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, “adjectival suffix”).

Synonyms

dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

Scrabble Score: 11

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dipteran is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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