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dipterous insect vs crane fly

crane fly vs dipterous insect

dipterous insect and crane fly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dipterous insect Yes No No No
crane fly Yes No No No
As nouns, crane fly is a hyponym of dipterous insect; that is, crane fly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dipterous insect:
  • 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
  • crane fly: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
dipterous insect (noun) crane fly (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 long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
Difference between dipterous insect and crane fly

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