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rhipipterous, a. Entom.|rɪˈpɪptərəs| [f. Rhipiptera (irreg. f. Gr. ῥῑπίς fan + πτέρον wing) + -ous.] Fan-winged; belonging to the Rhipiptera, the eleventh order of insects in Latreille's classification; strepsipterous. So rhiˈpipteran a., rhipipterous; n., a rhipipterous insect.
1855Hyde Clarke Dict., Rhipipteran. 1876Van Beneden's Anim. Parasites 257 When the rhipipterous insect is six millimètres in length, it changes its skin the second time. |