Brachycera

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, short) + κέρας (kéras, antenna), referring to their short, bi- or tri-segmented antennae (which are sometimes pseudosegmented).

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Brachycera

  1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – almost all flies.

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