MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLIES
\mˌɛdɪtɪɹˈe͡ɪni͡ən fɹˈuːt flˈa͡ɪz], \mˌɛdɪtɪɹˈeɪniən fɹˈuːt flˈaɪz], \m_ˌɛ_d_ɪ_t_ɪ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_iə_n f_ɹ_ˈuː_t f_l_ˈaɪ_z]\
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An order of the class Insecta. Wings, when present, number two and distinguish Diptera from other so-called flies, while the halteres, or reduced hindwings, separate Diptera from other insects with one pair of wings. The order includes the families Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Phoridae, Sarcophagidae, Scatophagidae, Sciaridae, SIMULIIDAE, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Trypetidae, CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICIDAE; DROSOPHILIDAE; GLOSSINIDAE; MUSCIDAE; and PSYCHODIDAE.
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hydromorphic
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