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strepsipteran

American

[strep-sip-ter-uhn] / strɛpˈsɪp tər ən /

adjective

strepsipterous.

noun

strepsipteron.

Etymology

Origin of strepsipteran

1835–45; < New Latin Strepsipter ( a ) ( see strepsipterous) + -an

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