DIPTERAN
\dˈɪptəɹən], \dˈɪptəɹən], \d_ˈɪ_p_t_ə_ɹ_ə_n]\
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insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
By Princeton University