Cyclorrhapha
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Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + ῥαφή (rhaphḗ, “seam”)
Proper noun
Cyclorrhapha
- A taxonomic group within the order Diptera – flies that emerge from a puparium through a distinctively configured opening.
Usage notes
In taxonomic classification, Cyclorrhapha is effectively synonymous with the infraorder name Muscomorpha, but designates an undefined taxonomic level (below infraorder).
Synonyms
- (taxon): Muscomorpha
Hypernyms
- (group): 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
Hyponyms
- (group): Aschiza, Schizophora - sections
References
Cyclorrhapha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Muscomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Muscomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
