Homaloptera

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pupipara \Pu*pip"a*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pupiparous}.] (Zool.)
     A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage
     like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and
     other parasites. Called also {Homaloptera}.
     [1913 Webster]