dipteran

• Sustantivo que designa un insecto del orden de los dípteros, caracterizado por poseer un solo par de alas funcionales, mientras que el par posterior está reducido a pequeñas estructuras en forma de maza, y con piezas bucales adaptadas para succionar, lamer o perforar.

A noun referring to an insect of the order Diptera, characterized by having a single pair of functional wings, with the hind pair reduced to small knobbed structures, and mouthparts adapted for sucking, lapping, or piercing.

1. Two-winged insectC2formalscientific

   An insect belonging to the order Diptera, characterized by having a single pair of functional wings, with the hind pair reduced to small knob-like structures called halteres, and mouthparts adapted for sucking, lapping, or piercing.

   Insecto díptero

   • The common housefly is a well-known dipteran.
   • Mosquitoes are dipterans that can transmit diseases.
   • Dipterans play a crucial role in pollination and decomposition.

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