Meanings
adjectivedipterous (comparative more dipterous, superlative most dipterous)
comparative more dipterous · superlative most dipterous · alternative dipteran
- Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
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Origin
By surface analysis, translingual Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian двукрил
- двукрил (dvukril)having two wings
Dutch tweevleugelig, tweevleugelig
- tweevleugeligof, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans
- tweevleugelighaving two wings
Finnish kaksisiipinen, kaksisiipinen
- kaksisiipinenof, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans
- kaksisiipinenhaving two wings
Russian двукры́лый, двукры́лый
- двукры́лый (dvukrýlyj)of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans
- двукры́лый (dvukrýlyj)having two wings
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Cite this entry
APA
dipterous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipterous
MLA
“dipterous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipterous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dipterous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipterous.
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