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noun
Either of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: alula
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: squama
History
From New Latin calyptra, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kălúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kălúptō, “I cover”).
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