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Word: Diptera
Speech Type: Noun
modern Latin (plural), from Greek diptera, neuter plural of dipteros ‘two-winged’, from di- ‘two’ + pteron ‘wing’
ˈdɪpt(ə)rə
a large order of insects that comprises the two-winged or true flies, which have the hindwings reduced to form balancing organs (halteres). It includes many biting forms such as mosquitoes and tsetse flies that are vectors of disease.
Short Definition:large order of insects that comprises two-winged or true flies
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