diptera | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) 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 | |
Synonyms: | order_Diptera | |
Related terms: | animal_order Insecta fly Glossinidae Muscoidea Cecidomyidae Asilidae Calliphoridae Tachinidae Gasterophilidae Oestridae Cuterebridae Bombyliidae Tabanidae Muscidae Trypetidae Drosophilidae Hippoboscidae Haematobia Nematocera Simuliidae dipterous_insect | |
Similar spelling: |
dipteran diopter Dipteronia Dipteryx dipteron dipterous Di_Pietro divider |