Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dipterous insect | Yes | No | No | No |
Diptera | Yes | No | No | No |
dipterous insect (noun) | Diptera (noun) |
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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 | 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 |