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Decticous

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dipteralnounHaving a double row of columns on each of the flanks, as well as in front and rear, often said of a temple.
dipterophagous(biology) That feeds on dipterans
dolichoderinenoun(entomology) Any ant of the subfamily Dolichoderinae
stenogamous(entomology, of the mating of insects) Requiring no nuptial flight
bipterous(rare) Dipterous (having two wings).
pupiparous(entomology) Producing young that are ready to pupate.
dealated(entomology) Having shed or lost its wings, usually in the normal course of its life cycle.
brachelytrous(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
entomophagousfeeding on insects; insectivorous
raptatory(entomology) Used for seizing prey
entomonecrophagousThat feeds on dead insects (typically arthropods)
lepidopterous(entomology, taxonomy) Relating to the Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
dealatenoun(entomology) A creature that has lost or shed its wings.
insectivorianInsectivorous.
micropterousnoun(entomology) Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings.
apteral(architecture) Without lateral columns; applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle.
lepidopterannounAny insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
lepidopterophagous(biology) That eats insects of the order Lepidoptera
dendrocolaptine(zoology) Of or relating to the bird subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of woodcreepers.
lamellicornnoun(obsolete) A scarabaeid beetle with such antennae, in the obsolete taxon Lamellicornia.

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