strepsipteron

[ strep-sip-ter-uh n, -tuh-ron ]

/ strɛpˈsɪp tər ən, -təˌrɒn /

noun

a strepsipterous insect.

Nearby words

strep throat, strephosymbolia, strepitoso, strepitous, strepsipteran, strepsipteron, strepsipterous, strepsirrhine, strepticemia, strepto-, streptobacillus

Also strepsipteran.

Origin of strepsipteron

< New Latin: singular of Strepsiptera (see strepsipterous)

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