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strepsipteran

strepsipteran noun: an insect of the order Strepsiptera.

Noun

strepsipteran (plural strepsipterans)

  1. An insect of the order Strepsiptera.
    Synonyms:
    strepsipter, stylops

Synonyms of strepsipteran

Forms of strepsipteran

pluralstrepsipterans

Origin of strepsipteran

Strepsiptera + -an

Questions about strepsipteran

What does strepsipteran mean?
Strepsipteran means an insect of the order Strepsiptera.
What part of speech is strepsipteran?
Strepsipteran is a noun.
What is the plural of strepsipteran?
The plural of strepsipteran is strepsipterans.

Words near strepsipteran in the dictionary

  1. strepitantly
  2. strepitous
  3. strepitously
  4. strepozotocin
  5. streps
  6. strepsipteran
  7. strepsipterans
  8. strepsipterous
  9. strepsirhine
  10. strepsirhines
  11. strepsirrhine

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