Taxonomic Nomenclature

verb A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.

• The company hired a new employee named Sarah to lead the marketing team.
• I met a guy named Alex at the party last night.
• Yo, my friend named Jake is throwing a party this weekend.
• The painting was named 'Sunset Serenade' by the artist.

noun a single type specimen designated as the name-bearing type of a species

• The holotype of this species is housed in the museum's collection for research purposes.
• They say the holotype is the most important specimen for scientists to study.
• That holotype is like the MVP of fossils, man.
• In a way, the holotype can be seen as the ambassador of its species in the scientific world.

adjective relating to or belonging to a large group of flies characterized by the absence of a calypter (a membranous lobe covering the halteres)

• The acalyptrate flies lack the calypter, a small lobe at the base of the wing.
• I learned about acalyptrate flies in my biology class.
• Those acalyptrate bugs are so annoying!
• Her mind was like an acalyptrate fly, buzzing around without direction.