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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dipterous insect::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dipteran, dipteron, 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 |
