dipteron
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of dipteron
1890–95; < Greek, neuter of dípteros; see Diptera
Example Sentences
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Termites, crickets, red-bugs, stink-bugs, horseflies, mosquitoes, beetles and diptera of all shapes and sizes arise in millions as if spontaneously generated.
From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas
Walker, F., on sexual differences in the diptera.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
To entomologists the Daisy is interesting as an attractive flower to insects; for "it is visited by nine hymenoptera, thirteen diptera, three coleoptera, and two lepidoptera—namely, the least meadow-brown and the common blue butterflies."
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
A small, beautiful tree, 10 to 30 ft. high, more hardy than Halesia diptera, and therefore cultivated occasionally throughout.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
I want to finish my collection of the diptera.
From Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy by Overend, William Heysham
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