==Appearance and biology== Males of the Strepsiptera have wings, legs, eyes, and antennae, and superficially look like flies, though their mouthparts cannot be used for feeding. Many of their mouthparts are modified into sensory structures. Adult males are very short-lived, usually surviving less than five hours, and do not feed. Females, in all f...
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• (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.
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<zoology> 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. ... Synonym: Rhipiptera. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A turning (fr. To twist) + a wing. ... Sourc...
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Strep·sip'te·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a turning (fr. ... to twist) + ... a wing.]
(Zoology) 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...
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the Strepsiptera are an Order of insects. They are parasites living on other insects.
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