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Meanings of two-winged insects in English

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dípter

Insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing.

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        Examples for "dipteran"
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        Thelazia nematodes cause ocular infection in several mammals and are transmitted by dipteran flies.
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        Additionally, we have carried out the proteogenomic analysis of P. papatasi by comparative homology-based searches using related sequenced dipteran protein data.
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        Results show that GAA is the most frequent codon in the dipteran species whereas GAG is the most frequent codon in the hymenopteran species.
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        In mosquitoes and other dipterans, there are two copies of AstAR, contrasting with the single copy found in other insects.
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        These provide a valuable resource for these vector lineage, which diverged from other major Dipteran vector families over 200 million years ago.
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        She is a Dipteron, or Fly, five millimetres long.
        Bramble-Bees and Others
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        He who says Midge says Fly, Dipteron, two-winged insect; and our friend has four wings, one and all adapted for flying.
        The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
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        In her eyes, which see farther than ours, the Eristalis is an odious Dipteron, a lover of corruption, and nothing more.
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        Usage of two-winged insects in English
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        Rudiments of two hinder wings are seen in the class Diptera, or two-winged insects
        The Botanic Garden. Part II. / Containing the Loves of the Plant...
        Translations for two-winged insects
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