strepsipterousadj.
/strɛpˈsɪptərəs/ Entomology.
Belonging to the order Strepsiptera of insects (named by Kirby from the twisted front wings).
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Strepsiptera > [adjective]
strepsipterous1817
rhipipterous1876
strepsipteral1877
rhipipteran1890
1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxiii. 327 The strepsipterous genera, Stylops, K. and Xenos, R.
1835 Westwood in Trans. Entom. Soc. (1836) I. 173 Description of a new Strepsipterous Insect recently discovered in the Island of Mauritius.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life p. cxi.
Derivatives
strepˈsipteral adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Strepsiptera > [adjective]
strepsipterous1817
rhipipterous1876
strepsipteral1877
rhipipteran1890
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals 451 The Strepsipteral larva.
strepˈsipteran adj. also n. an insect of the order Strepsiptera.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Strepsiptera > [noun] > member of
strepsipteran1842
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1181/2 Strepsiterans, Strepsiptera.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
<
adj.1817