Acalyptratae

plural noun

Acal·​yp·​tra·​tae

¦āˌkalə̇pˈträt(ˌ)ē,

-āt-

: 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)

acalyptrate

¦ākə¦lipˌtrāt

(ˈ)ā¦kalə̇pˌtrāt

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from a- entry 2 + calypter + Latin -atae (feminine plural of -atus -ate)

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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