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dipteran

dip·ter·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dip-ter-uh n]
    • /ˈdɪp tər ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dip-ter-uh n]
    • /ˈdɪp tər ən/

Definitions of dipteran word

  • adjective dipteran dipterous (def 1). 1
  • noun dipteran a dipterous insect. 1
  • noun dipteran An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly. 1
  • noun dipteran any dipterous insect 0
  • noun dipteran any of a large order (Diptera) of insects, including the true flies, mosquitoes, and gnats, usually having one pair of functional, membranous wings and a vestigial second pair used as a balancing organ 0
  • noun dipteran Any of very many flies, of the order Diptera, that have two wings. 0

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Origin of dipteran

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; Dipter(a) + -an

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Parts of speech for Dipteran

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dipteran popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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