dipterous, a.
(ˈdɪptərəs)
[f. mod.L. dipter-us (see dipter) + -ous.]
1. Entom. Two-winged; of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the Diptera.
| 1773 White in Phil. Trans. LXIV. 201 They..are greatly..annoyed by a large dipterous insect. 1802 Bingley Anim. Biog. (1813) I. 48 Dipterous insects..are those having only two wings, each furnished at its base with a poise or balancer. 1816 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1843) II. 304 The noisiest wings belong to insects of the dipterous order. 1874 Lubbock Orig. & Met. Ins. i. 24 Smooth ovate bodies, much resembling ordinary dipterous pupae. |
2. Bot. Having two wing-like appendages or processes, as certain fruits, seeds, etc.
| 1851–60 Mayne Expos. Lex., Dipterus..having two wings: dipterous. Bot. Applied to a pericarp when it has lateral appendages like wings. 1866 in Treas. Bot. |