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dip⋅ter⋅on

  [dip-tuh-ron]
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–noun, plural -ter⋅a  [-ter-uh] .
a dipterous insect.
Origin:
1890–95; < Gk, neut. of dípteros; see Diptera
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dip·ter·an   (dĭp'tər-ən)   
n.  A dipterous insect.
adj.  Of or belonging to the order Diptera; dipterous.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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