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dipterous

dipterous adjective: of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.

Adjective

dipterous (comparative more dipterous, superlative most dipterous)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
  2. Having two wings.
    Synonyms:
    bialate, bipterous

dipterous meaning in Tamil

dipterous in Tamil

இருசெட்டையுள்ள

Synonyms of dipterous

Forms of dipterous

comparativemore dipterous
superlativemost dipterous
alternative formdipteran

Origin of dipterous

By surface analysis, translingual Diptera + -ous, or, by surface analysis, di- + -pterous.

Words formed from dipterous

Questions about dipterous

What does dipterous mean?
Dipterous means of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
What is dipterous in Tamil?
Dipterous in Tamil is இருசெட்டையுள்ள. See Dipterous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dipterous?
Dipterous is an adjective.

Words near dipterous in the dictionary

  1. dipteron
  2. dipterons
  3. dipterophagous
  4. dipteros
  5. dipterose
  6. dipterous
  7. Diptford
  8. diptheria
  9. dipthong
  10. diptoindonesin A
  11. Dipton

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