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dipteral

dipteral adjective: having two wings only.

Adjective

dipteral (not comparable)

  1. Having two wings only.
  2. Belonging to the order of insects Diptera.
  3. Having a double row of columns on each of the flanks, as well as in front and rear, often said of a temple.

Origin of dipteral

From Translingual Diptera + English -al.

Words formed from dipteral

Questions about dipteral

What does dipteral mean?
Dipteral means having two wings only.
What part of speech is dipteral?
Dipteral is an adjective.

Words near dipteral in the dictionary

  1. dipsydoodling
  2. dipt
  3. DIPTe
  4. diptel
  5. diptels
  6. dipteral
  7. dipteran
  8. dipterans
  9. diptericin
  10. diptericins
  11. dipterid

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