- dip|ter|ol|o|gy
- dip|ter|ol|o|gy «DIHP tuh ROL uh jee», noun.the study of dipterous insects.
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dip|ter|al — «DIHP tuhr uhl», adjective. 1. Architecture. having two rows of columns on all sides. 2. dipterous … Useful english dictionary
dip|ter|an — «DIHP tuhr uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. = dipterous. (Cf. ↑dipterous) –n. any one of a large order of insects that, except for some wingless parasitic forms, have one pair of membranous wings, the usual second pair of wings being replaced by… … Useful english dictionary
Dip|ter|a — «DIHP tuhr uh», noun (plural). the order of insects comprising the dipterans. ╂[< New Latin Diptera the order name < reek dípteros; see etym. under dipterous (Cf. ↑dipterous)] … Useful english dictionary
dip|ter|on — «DIHP tuh ron», noun. a dipterous insect … Useful english dictionary
dip|ter — «DIHP tuhr», noun. a dipterous insect … Useful english dictionary
dip|ter|ist — «DIHP tuhr ihst», noun. a person who studies dipterology: »Competition…between the dipterist and the lepidopterists (Oliver Wendell Holmes) … Useful english dictionary
dip|ter|o|car|pa|ceous — «DIHP tuhr oh kahr PAY shuhs», adjective. belonging to a large family of tropical Asiatic trees, having a two winged fruit from which fragrant oils and resins are obtained, such as the gurjun. ╂[< New Latin Dipterocarpus the genus name (<… … Useful english dictionary
dip|ter|o|carp — «DIHP tuhr oh KAHRP», noun, adjective. –n. a dipterocarpaceous tree. –adj. of or containing such trees: »a dipterocarp forest … Useful english dictionary
dip|ter|ous — «DIHP tuhr uhs», adjective. 1. (of insects) having one pair of wings. 2. of or belonging to the dipterans. 3. Botany. having two winglike appendages, as certain fruits and seeds do. ╂[< New Latin dipterus (with English ous) two winged <… … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
