dipteran in English
noun
1
an insect of the large order Diptera ; a fly.
adjective
1
relating to or denoting dipterans.
The results indicated at least one LW gene duplication event before the diversification of mantodean, orthopteran, dipteran , hymenopteran, and lepidopteran orders.
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1. Blowfly definition is - any of a family (Calliphoridae) of dipteran flies (such as the bluebottle or screwworm) that deposit their eggs especially on meat or in wounds.
2. : any of various stout dipteran flies (family Oestridae) with larvae parasitic in cavities or tissues of various mammals including humans Examples of Botfly in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web On the third day, when Robey opened the cooler, there was still ice inside—but also a writhing pile of Botfly maggots all over the meat.