See Also: diptera(medicine)
Diptera(dictionary)

char (iou) and diptera (medicine)


char (iou)



char verb2. Infl. -rr-. L17.
[App. back-form. from CHARCOAL: cf. CHARK verb2.]
verb trans. Burn to charcoal; scorch, blacken with fire. L17.
verb intrans. Become reduced to charcoal. E18.

diptera (medicine)


Diptera
Order of insects with one pair of wings, the second pair being modified into balancing organs, the halteres, the mouthparts are modified for sucking or piercing. The insects show complete metamorphosis in that they have larval, pupal and imaginal stages. The order includes the flies and mosquitoes, best known genera are Anopheles and Drosophila.