Diptera

See also: diptera and díptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίπτερα (díptera), from δι- (di-, “two”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wings”).

Proper noun

Diptera

1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies.

Hypernyms

• (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class

Hyponyms

• (order): Brachycera, Nematocera - suborders

References

• Diptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Diptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Diptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248