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strepsipterous, a. Ent.|strɛpˈsɪptərəs|
[f. mod.L. Strepsiptera neut. pl. (f. Gr. στρεψι-, comb. form of στρέϕειν to twist + πτερόν wing) + -ous.]
Belonging to the order Strepsiptera of insects (named by Kirby from the twisted front wings).
1817Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xxiii. II. 327 The strepsipterous genera, Stylops, K. and Xenos, R. 1835Westwood in Trans. Entom. Soc. (1836) I. 173 Description of a new Strepsipterous Insect recently discovered in the Island of Mauritius. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life p. cxi.
Also strepˈsipteral a.; strepˈsipteran a., also n. an insect of the order Strepsiptera.
1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Strepsipterans. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. 451 The Strepsipteral larva. |