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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIPTERAL

a.Having two wings only.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIPTERAL

DIPTERAL Dip "ter *al, a.

1. (Zoöl.)

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

2. (Anc. Arch. )

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

New American Oxford Dictionary

dipteral

dip ter al |ˈdiptərəl ˈdɪptərəl | ▶adjective Architecture having a double peristyle. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin dipteros (from Greek, from di- ‘twice ’ + pteron ‘wing ’) + -al .

Oxford Dictionary

dipteral

dipteral |ˈdɪpt (ə )r (ə )l | ▶adjective Architecture having a double peristyle. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin dipteros (from Greek, from di- ‘twice ’ + pteron ‘wing ’) + -al .