Diptera — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Diptera — noun 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 • Syn: ↑order Diptera • Derivationally related forms: ↑dipterous • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • … Useful english dictionary
Diptera — Dip te*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with two wings, di = di s twice + ? feather, wing: cf. F. dipt[ e]re.] (Zo[ o]l.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diptera — Order of insects with one pair of wings, the second pair being modified into balancing organs, the halteres; the mouthparts are modified for sucking or piercing. The insects show complete metamorphosis in that they have larval, pupal and imaginal … Dictionary of molecular biology
Order (biology) — This article is about the taxonomic rank. For the sequence of species in a taxonomic list, see taxonomic order … Wikipedia
Diptera — An important order of insects (the two wing flies and gnats), including many significant disease vectors such as the mosquito, tsetse fly, sandfly, and biting midge. [G. di , two, + pteron, wing] * * * Dip·tera dip t(ə )rə n pl a large order of… … Medical dictionary
Diptera — /dip teuhr euh, treuh/, n. 1. the order comprising the dipterous insects. 2. (l.c.) pl. of dipteron. [1810 20; < NL < Gk, neut. pl. of DÍPTEROS two winged, equiv. to di DI 1 + pteros PTEROUS] * * * … Universalium
diptera — dip·ter·a || dɪptÉ™rÉ™ n. large order of two winged insects or flies with piercing mouths (includes flies and mosquitoes and gnats) … English contemporary dictionary
Diptera — Dip•ter•a [[t]ˈdɪp tər ə, trə[/t]] n. bio ent the order comprising the dipterous insects • Etymology: 1810–20; < NL < Gk, neut. pl. of dípteros two winged … From formal English to slang
List of obsolete names in Diptera — The higher level classification of the insect order Diptera is in a constant state of flux, and over the last several decades, a vast number of names have been variously proposed, rejected, had their definitions changed, or altered spelling.… … Wikipedia
