Thesaurus: diptera

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1. n. pl. An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet.
2. An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillæ) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvæ (called maggots) being usually without feet.
3. An extensive order of insects having only two functional wingsand two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have asuctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs(mandibles and maxillæ) with which they pierce the skin of animals.They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvæ (called maggots)being usually without feet.
4. n a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies