dipteron

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
dipteron
    n 1: 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 [syn: {dipterous insect}, {two-winged
         insects}, {dipteran}, {dipteron}]
    

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