Calyptratae
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Translingual
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kalúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”).
Proper noun
[edit]Calyptratae
- A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – flies that have a calypter that covers the halteres.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (subsection): Hippoboscoidea, Muscoidea, Oestroidea (superfamilies)
References
[edit]- Calyptratae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Calyptratae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies