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CALYPTRATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calyptrate mean?
• CALYPTRATE (adjective)
The adjective CALYPTRATE has 2 senses:
1. having calypters
2. having a calyptra
Familiarity information: CALYPTRATE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having calypters
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
calypter (scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a calyptra
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
calyptra (the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy)
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