dipterous insect
NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D
dipterous insect is a valid 16-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1P3T1E1R1O1U1S1I1N1S1E1C3T1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does dipterous insect mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER