strepsipteron

noun

strep·​sip·​ter·​on

-təˌrän

variants or strepsipteran

-rən

plural -s

: an insect of the order Strepsiptera

Word History

Etymology

strepsipteron from New Latin, from Strepsiptera; strepsipteran from New Latin Strepsiptera + English -an

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