dipteran

English

Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁

Immediately from translingual Diptera + -an, for denoting taxonomic specification, as opposed to instances where "fly" is used informally. From Ancient Greek δίπτερος (dípteros, “two-winged”) +‎ -an, from δι- (di-, “two, di-”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) +‎ -ος (-os, “adjectival suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪp.təɹ.ən/

Noun

dipteran (plural dipterans)

1. (entomology) An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.

Related terms

• dipterous

Translations

member of Diptera

• Dutch: tweevleugelige (nl) m or f
• Estonian: kahetiivaline
• Finnish: kaksisiipinen (fi)
• Italian: dittero (it) m

Adjective

dipteran (not comparable)

1. (entomology) Relating to or denoting dipterans.

Translations

relating to dipterans

• Finnish: kaksisiipinen (fi)

See also

extant orders of insects in English

• jumping bristletails, archaeognathans (Archaeognatha)
• cockroaches and termites, blattodeans (Blattodea)
• beetles, coleopterans (Coleoptera)
• earwigs, dermapterans (Dermaptera)
• flies, dipterans (Diptera)
• webspinners, embiopterans (Embioptera)
• mayflies, ephemeropterans (Ephemeroptera)
• ice crawlers, grylloblattodeans (Grylloblattodea)
• true bugs, hemipterans (Hemiptera)
• hymenopterans (ants, bees, wasps, etc.) (Hymenoptera)
• butterflies and moths, lepidopterans (Lepidoptera)
• mantises, mantodeans (Mantodea)
• mantophasmids (Mantophasmatodea)
• scorpionflies, mecopterans (Mecoptera)
• megalopterans (alderflies, dobsonflies, fishflies, etc.) (Megaloptera)
• neuropterans (antlions, lacewings, mantisflies, etc.) (Neuroptera)
• damselflies and dragonflies, odonatans (Odonata)
• orthopterans (crickets, grasshoppers, katydids, etc.) (Orthoptera)
• stick insects, phasmatodeans (Phasmatodea)
• stoneflies, plecopterans (Plecoptera)
• booklice, psocodeans (Psocodea)
• snakeflies, raphidiopterans (Raphidioptera)
• fleas, siphonapterans (Siphonaptera)
• strepsipterans (Strepsiptera)
• thrips, thysanopterans (Thysanoptera)
• caddis flies, trichopterans (Trichoptera)
• zorapterans (Zoraptera)
• silverfish, zygentomans (Zygentoma)

References

• “dipteran”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.