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dipteran
[ dip-ter-uhn ]
noun
- a dipterous insect.
dipteran
/ dĭp′tər-ən /
- Any of various insects of the order Diptera, characterized by a single pair of membranous wings, a pair of club-shaped balancing organs, and large compound eyes. Dipterans include the flies, mosquitoes, midges, and gnats.
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Investigation into dipteran venoms has been very slow to progress, which seems a shame as we now know they are rather unusual.
From Popular-Science
One or two examples of the adaptations of dipteran larvae to life in the water may well bring the present chapter to a close.
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