| 单词 | strepsipterous |
| 释义 | strepsipterous /strep sip"teuhr euhs/, adj. belonging 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. [1810-20; < NL Strepsipter(a) order name ( < Gk strepsi- (s. of strépsis a turning round, equiv. to strep- (var. s. of stréphein to twist, turn; cf. STREPTO-) + -sis -SIS) + -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -PTEROUS) + -OUS] |
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