Calyptratae

Translingual

Musca domestica

Alternative forms

Calyptrata

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kalúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kalúptō, “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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