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Calyptratae
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Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kălúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kălúptō, “I cover”).
Proper noun
Calyptratae
- A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – flies that have a calypter that covers the halteres.
Hypernyms
- (subsection): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera – suborder; Muscomorpha – infraorder; Schizophora – section
Hyponyms
- (subsection): Hippoboscoidea, Muscoidea, Oestroidea – superfamilies
References
Calyptratae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calyptratae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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