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dip·ter·an | \ ˈdip-tə-rən 
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\Definition of dipteran
: of, relating to, or being a fly (see fly entry 4 sense 2a)
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dipteran noun
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dipteran
noundip·ter·an | \ ˈdip-tə-rən \
\Medical Definition of dipteran
: any insect of the order Diptera
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dipteran adjective
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The first known use of dipteran was circa 1842
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