calypter
Meanings
noun
- Either of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
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Etymology
From New Latin calyptra, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kălúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kălúptō, “I cover”).
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