Dipteron

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dipteron
       n : 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 [syn: {dipterous insect}, {two-winged
           insects}, {dipteran}]