Diptera
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek δίπτερα, from δι- + πτερόν, two wings.
Proper noun[edit]
Diptera
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – the true flies.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (order): Animalia - kingdom; Eumetazoa - subkingdom; Bilateria, Nephrozoa, Protostomia, Ecdysozoa - clades; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class
Hyponyms[edit]
- (order): Brachycera, Nematocera - suborders
Further reading[edit]
Diptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Diptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Diptera on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Diptera at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Diptera at Encyclopedia of Life
References[edit]
- 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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
