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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strep•sip•ter•ous (strep sip′tər əs),USA pronunciation adj. - 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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