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单词 dipterous
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dipterousadj.

/ˈdɪptərəs/
Etymology: < modern Latin dipterus (see dipter n.) + -ous suffix.
1. Entomology. Two-winged; of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the Diptera n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective]
dipterous1773
dichopterous1869
1773 White in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 201 They..are greatly..annoyed by a large dipterous insect.
1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 202 Dipterous insects..are those having only two wings, each furnished at its base with a poise or balancer.
1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1843) II. 304 The noisiest wings belong to insects of the dipterous order.
1874 J. Lubbock Orig. & Metamorphoses Insects i. 24 Smooth ovate bodies, much resembling ordinary dipterous pupae.
2. Botany. Having two wing-like appendages or processes, as certain fruits, seeds, etc.
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1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 278/1 Dipterus..having two wings: dipterous. Bot. Applied to a pericarp when it has lateral appendages like wings.
1866 in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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