Meaning of ORDER DIPTERA
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| Definition: | | [n] a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies |
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| Synonyms: | | Diptera |
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| See Also: | | animal order, Asilidae, Bombyliidae, Calliphoridae, Cecidomyidae, class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Cuterebridae, dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, Drosophilidae, family Asilidae, family Bombyliidae, family Calliphoridae, family Cecidomyidae, family Cuterebridae, family Drosophilidae, family Gasterophilidae, family Glossinidae, family Hippoboscidae, family Hypodermatidae, family Muscidae, family Oestridae, family Simuliidae, family Tabanidae, family Tachinidae, family Trephritidae, family Trypetidae, fly, Gasterophilidae, genus Haematobia, Glossinidae, Haematobia, Hexapoda, Hippoboscidae, Hypodermatidae, Insecta, Muscidae, Muscoidea, Nematocera, Oestridae, Simuliidae, suborder Nematocera, superfamily Muscoidea, Tabanidae, Tachinidae, Trephritidae, Trypetidae, two-winged insects | |
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