calypter
calypter · calypters
Either of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true fliesEither of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
Meaning
1 sensesEither of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From New Latin calyptra, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kălúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kălFrom New Latin calyptra, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kălúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kălúptō, “I cover”).
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Forms
plural: calyptersSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly:alula