dipterous

English

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Etymology

By surface analysis, translingual Diptera +‎ -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- +‎ -pterous.

Adjective

dipterous (comparative more dipterous, superlative most dipterous)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
  2. Having two wings.
    Synonyms: bialate, bipterous (rare)
    Hypernym: winged
    Coordinate terms: apterous, wingless (none); subapterous, brachypterous (small); tripterous (three)

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