Cyclorrhapha
plural noun
Cy·clor·rha·pha
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Definition of Cyclorrhapha
: a suborder or other major division of Diptera that comprises flies lacking mandibles and first maxillae and having acephalous larvae and coarctate pupae and that includes the botflies and the common houseflies
cyclorrhaphous
\(ˈ)sī¦klȯrəfəs\ adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
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Origin and Etymology of cyclorrhapha
New Latin, from cycl- + Greek rhaphē seam (akin to rhaptein to sew) — more at rhapsody
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