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Definition of: dipterous
(dip′tər·əs) adjective
1. Entomol. Of or pertaining to an order (Diptera) of insects having a single pair of membranous wings with a posterior pair of balancers and a sucking proboscis, including the flies, gnats, mosquitoes, etc.
2. Bot. Two–winged, as a seed or fruit. [<Gk. dipteros two–winged <di- twice + pteron wing]
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