单词 | dipterous |
释义 | dipterous /dip"teuhr euhs/, adj. 1. Entomol. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures. 2. Bot. having two winglike appendages, as seeds or stems. [1765-75; < NL dipterus < Gk dípteros; see DIPTERA, -OUS] |
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