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By surface analysis, translingual Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous.
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dipterous
Today it means: Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans. Full definition →
Today it means: Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans. Full definition →
By surface analysis, translingual Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.