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Diptera

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(n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diptera'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/diptera.html. 1828.
 
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