Associations to the word «Diptera»

Wiktionary

DIPTERA, proper noun. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota   — the true flies.

Dictionary definition

DIPTERA, noun. A large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca