A suborder of flies characterized by short antennae, including most familiar flies like house flies and robber flies.
From Greek brachys (short) + keras (horn/antenna), describing the defining feature of these insects' short antennae.
Flies are split into two groups by antenna length—Brachycera (short-horned) and Nematocera (long-horned)—and it turns out antenna length changes how flies track smells and hunt, showing that tiny body features matter hugely.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.