Calypter
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either of two rounded lobes at the posterior base of the wing in many true flies.
"The acrosticals are irregularly paired, with numerous accessory setulae between the rows; the lower calypters protrude distinctly beyond the margin of the upper;[…]."
- 2 scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly wordnet
Example
More examples"The acrosticals are irregularly paired, with numerous accessory setulae between the rows; the lower calypters protrude distinctly beyond the margin of the upper;[…]."
Etymology
From New Latin calyptra, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kălúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kălúptō, “I cover”).