Sentence example with the word 'diptera'

diptera

Definition n. a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths

Last update: September 27, 2015


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In ordinary language the name is used for any species of Siphonaptera (otherwise known as Aphaniptera), which, though formerly regarded as a suborder of Diptera, are now considered to be a separate order of insects.   [Please select]

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Aerostats: a pair of large air sacs at base of abdomen in Diptera.   [Please select]

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Antemedian: Diptera; applied to leg-bristles situated before the middle.   [Please select]

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Antennal process: Diptera; the frontal protuberance upon which the antennae are inserted.   [Please select]

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Antero-dorsal: Diptera; applied to leg bristles at the meeting of anterior and dorsal face.   [Please select]

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Antero-ventral: Diptera; applied to leg bristles at the meeting of anterior and ventral face.   [Please select]

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Arista: a specialized bristle or process on antennae of certain Diptera.   [Please select]

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96; and 97, larva of the European species), which is a degraded Tipula, The latter genus standing near the head of the Diptera.   [Please select]

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In its adult condition the flea combines the characters of the Diptera, with certain features of the grasshoppers and cockroaches, and the bugs.   [Please select]

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