Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Dipterous Insect.
Dipterous Insect - as a noun
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
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dipterandipterontwo-winged insectsHypernyms (Closely Related)
insectHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The dipterous insect buzzed around my head."
"I was bitten by a dipterous insect while camping."
"The dipterous insect landed on the flower."
"The dipterous insect has large compound eyes."
"I couldn't sleep because of the dipterous insect's constant buzzing."
