dipteran

• Substantivo que designa um inseto da ordem Diptera, caracterizado por possuir apenas um par de asas funcionais, enquanto o segundo par é reduzido a pequenas estruturas claviformes chamadas halteres; suas peças bucais são adaptadas para sugar, lamber ou picar.

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.

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   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.

   Inseto 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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