HyperDic: calypter

English > 1 sense of the word calypter:
NOUNanimalcalypter, alulascalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
English > calypter: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningscalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
Synonymalula
Part offlytwo-winged insects characterized by active flight
BroadersquamaA protective structure resembling a scale
Adjectivescalyptratehaving calypters

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