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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous.
Adjective
dipterous (comparative more dipterous, superlative most dipterous)
- Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
- Having two wings.
- Synonyms: bialate, bipterous (rare)
- Hypernym: winged
- Coordinate terms: apterous, wingless (none); subapterous, brachypterous (small); tripterous (three)
Derived terms
Translations
of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans