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单词 strepsipterous
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
strep•sip•ter•ous  (strep siptər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Insectsbelonging or pertaining to the order Strepsiptera, comprising minute insects that are closely related to the beetles, the twisted-winged male being free-living and the wingless female parasitic in various insect hosts.
  • Greek strepsi- (stem of strépsis a turning round, equivalent. to strep- (variant stem of stréphein to twist, turn; compare strepto-) + -sis -sis) + -ptera, neuter plural of -pteros -pterous) + -ous
  • Neo-Latin Strepsipter(a) order name (
  • 1810–20

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