ACALYPTRATAE


Meaning of ACALYPTRATAE in English

|āˌkalə̇pˈträd.(ˌ)ē, -ād.- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from a- (II) + calypter + Latin -atae (feminine plural of -atus -ate)

: a group of two-winged flies having the alula small or wanting and including a number of pests (as fruit flies, many leaf miners, frit flies, and the cheese skipper)

• aca·lyp·trate |ākə|lipˌtrāt, (ˈ)ā|kalə̇pˌtrāt adjective

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