Meaning Of The Word Strepsipterous

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strepsipterous in British English
adjective: belonging or pertaining to the order Strepsiptera, comprising minute insects that are closely related to the beetles, the twisted-winged male being free-living and the wingless female parasitic in various insect hosts
adjective: of or relating to the Strepsiptera order of insects, in which the males have twisted wings and the females are wormlike

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