Brachycera
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κέρας (kéras, “antenna”), referring to their short, bi- or tri-segmented antennae (which are sometimes pseudosegmented).
Proper noun
Brachycera
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Asilomorpha, Muscomorpha, Stratiomyomorpha, Tabanomorpha, Vermileonomorpha, Xylophagomorpha (infraorders)
References
Brachycera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Brachycera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Brachycera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
