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strepsiptera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
strep-siptera
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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 .

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What does strepsiptera mean?
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 .

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