Brachycera
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κέρας (kéras, “antenna”), referring to their short, bi- or tri-segmented antennae (which are sometimes pseudosegmented).
Proper noun[edit]
Brachycera
Hypernyms[edit]
- (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order
Hyponyms[edit]
- (suborder): Asilomorpha, Muscomorpha, Stratiomyomorpha, Tabanomorpha, Vermileonomorpha, Xylophagomorpha (infraorders)
References[edit]
Brachycera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Brachycera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Brachycera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
