Diptera
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίπτερα (díptera), from δι- (di-, “two”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wings”).
Proper noun
Diptera
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class
Hyponyms
- (order): Brachycera, Nematocera - suborders
References
Diptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Diptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Diptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Diptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
