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strepsipteron
[ strep-sip-ter-uhn, -tuh-ron ]
/ strɛpˈsɪp tər ən, -təˌrɒn /
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noun
a strepsipterous insect.
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Also strepsipteran.
Origin of strepsipteron
<New Latin: singular of Strepsiptera (see strepsipterous)
Words nearby strepsipteron
strenuous, strep, strepitoso, strepitous, strepsipteran, strepsipteron, strepsipterous, strepsirrhine, strep throat, strepto-, streptobacillus
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