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a taxonomic group of insects that lack a calypter, which is a small lobe or flap on the wings of some flies
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The acalypterae are a suborder of insects characterized by having no calypters on their wings.
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I heard that acalypterae insects don't have those little wing flaps like other bugs.
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Those acalypterae bugs are the ones without the wing thingies, right?
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Just like the acalypterae insects, some people prefer to stand out by being different from the crowd.