Acalyptratae
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Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a- + Calyptratae.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Acalyptratae
- A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – acalyptrates.
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): Carnoidea, Conopoidea, Ephydroidea, Heteromyzoidea, Lauxanioidea, Nerioidea, Nothyboidea, Opomyzoidea, Sciomyzoidea, Tephritoidea - superfamilies