insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
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dipteran::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects |
| Type of | insect |
| Has types | bee killer, crane fly, daddy longlegs, fly, fruit fly, fungus gnat, gall gnat, gall midge, gallfly, gnat, sciarid, louse fly, mosquito, pomace fly, robber fly, sciara, hippoboscid |
Examples of dipteran
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Emodin can be cathartic or act as a laxative in humans, kills dipteran larvae, inhibits growth of bacteria and fungi and deters consumption by birds and mice.
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Animals form another important part of the House Sparrow's diet, chiefly insects, of which beetles, caterpillars, dipteran flies, and aphids are especially important.
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During their migration from their nest to the sea, hatchlings are preyed on by dipteran larvae, crabs, toads, lizards, snakes, seabirds such as frigatebirds and other assorted birds and mammals.
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- Dipterous insect: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
- (diptera) 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
- True flies are insects of the order Diptera (di = two, and ptera = wings). They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax.
- (Diptera) order of insects that have only two wings; includes flies, gnats, and mosquitoes
- (Diptera (Order)) are Insects known in the the daily life (are the common flies and mosquitos) that have troglofile representatives that spend the winter season in the caves.
- (Diptera) Means two wings, this class includes all types of flies. Note that a dragonfly is not a real fly, as it has 4 (independently moving)^2 wings and not two!
- (Diptera) a genus which includes flies.
