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Diptera [′dip·tə·rə] (invertebrate zoology) The true flies, an order of the class Insecta characterized by possessing only two wings and a pair of balancers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A brief, incisive author's note precedes the body of this lively poetic introduction to nine real flies, those insects that belong to the order Diptera, and four insects popularly called flies (such as fireflies) that actually belong to other orders. The flies, identified primarily to the order Diptera and the families Muscidae and Calliphoridae, were counted; the count showed that 917 [+ or -] standard deviation (SD) (843. |
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