dipteran
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Definition of dipteran
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.
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noun
- An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.
adj
- (not-comparable)Relating to or denoting dipterans.
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Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ 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”).
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4-letter words
61 words- APED 7 pts
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