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Diptera
Dip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with two wings, di- = di`s- twice + ? feather, wing: cf. F. dipt[`e]re.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxill[ae]) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larv[ae] (called maggots) being usually without feet.
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Main Entry: Dip·tera
Pronunciation: 'dip-t(&-)r&
Function: noun plural
: a large order of winged or rarely wingless insects that have theanterior wings usually functional and the posterior wings reduced to small club-shaped structures functioning as sensory flight stabilizers, that have a segmented larva often without a head, eyes, orlegs, and that include the true flies (as the housefly, mosquitoes, midges, and gnats)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Diptera Dip·ter·a (dĭp'tər-ə)
n.
An order of insects comprising the true flies, characterized by a single pair of membranous wings and a pair of club-shaped balancing organs, and including many important disease vectors such as the mosquito, tsetse fly, and sandfly.
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