Definition of strepsiptera

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Strepsipteran (n.) One of the Strepsiptera.

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Strepsiptera :: Strepsipteran (n.) One of the Strepsiptera.
Strepsipteran :: Strepsipter (n.) Alt. of Strepsiptera.
Stylus :: Stylops (n.) A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state, on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now generally referred to the Coleoptera. See Strepsiptera..
Strepsipterous :: Strepsiptera (n. pl.) A group of small insects having the anterior wings rudimentary, and in the form of short and slender twisted appendages, while the posterior ones are large and membranous. They are parasitic in the larval state on bees, wasps, and the like; -- called also Rhipiptera. See Illust. under Rhipipter..
Strepsorhina :: Strepsipterous (a.) Of or pertaining to Strepsiptera.
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