Dipterous — Dip ter*ous, a. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Having two wings, as certain insects; belonging to the order Diptera. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having two wings; two winged. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dipterous — [dip′tər əs] adj. [ModL dipterus < Gr dipteros: see DI 1 & PTERO & OUS] 1. having two wings, as some insects, or two winglike appendages, as some seeds 2. of the dipterans … English World dictionary
dipterous insect — noun insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing • Syn: ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron… … Useful english dictionary
dipterous — Relating to or characteristic of the order Diptera. * * * dip·ter·ous (dipґtər əs) 1. having two wings. 2. pertaining to insects of the order Diptera … Medical dictionary
dipterous — adj. having two wings or wing like attachments ; belonging to the Diptera order of insects … English contemporary dictionary
dipterous — a. having two wings. ♦ dipteral, a.; Architecture, having double colonnade. ♦ dipteran, n. such fly. ♦ dipterology, n. study of two winged insects … Dictionary of difficult words
two-winged insects — noun insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing • Syn: ↑dipterous insect, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron •… … Useful english dictionary
Francis Walker (entomologist) — Francis Walker (July 31, 1809 October 5, 1874) was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior… … Wikipedia
Francis Walker — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Walker. Francis Walker. Francis Walker est un entomologiste britannique, né le 31 juillet … Wikipédia en Français
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
Alexander Henry Haliday — Alexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday (1807–1870), was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect… … Wikipedia