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dipteran vs gallfly

gallfly vs dipteran

dipteran and gallfly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dipteran Yes No No No
gallfly Yes No No No
As nouns, gallfly is a hyponym of dipteran; that is, gallfly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dipteran:
  • dipteran: 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
  • gallfly: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
dipteran (noun) gallfly (noun)
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 any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
Difference between dipteran and gallfly

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