DIPTERAL

Adjective

dipteral (not comparable)

Having two wings only.

Belonging to the order of insects Diptera.

Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and rear, often said of a temple.

Anagrams

• tripedal

Source: Wiktionary


Dip"ter*al, a.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having two wings only; belonging to the order Diptera.

2. (Anc. Arch.)

Definition: Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and rear; -- said of a temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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