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CALYPTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calypter mean?
• CALYPTER (noun)
The noun CALYPTER has 1 sense:
1. scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
Familiarity information: CALYPTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
alula; calypter
Hypernyms ("calypter" is a kind of...):
squama (a protective structure resembling a scale)
Holonyms ("calypter" is a part of...):
fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
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