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| strep·sip·ter·an [ strep síptərən ] (plural strep·sip·ter·ans) |
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tiny parasitic insect: a tiny insect whose larvae and adult females live entirely as parasites within the larvae of other insects. The males have thick antennae and a single pair of large wings. Order Strepsiptera.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Strepsiptera< Greek strepsi-< strephein "to turn, twist" + pteron "wing"] |
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