streps i las

[Pref. streps i-, and Gr. las =a stone.J Ornith.: A genus of Charadriide, by some authorities made the type of a sub-family, Strepsilatine (q. v.). Beak strong, forming an elongated cone as long as the head; nostrils basal, lateral, lineal, pervious, partly covered by a membrane; wings long, pointed; feet four-toed, three in front (united by a membrane at base) and one behind. There are two species, almost cosmopolitan. gen it. streps i lat (is): Lat. fem. adj. suff. -inæ .] strep-si-la-ti-næ, s. pl . [Mod. Lat. streps i las Ornith.: A sub-family of Charadriidse, with three genera: Pluvian ell us, Aphirza, and Streps i las (q. v.). †strěp-sip-ter, s . [STREPSIPTERA.] Entom.: Any insect of the group Strepsiptera (q. v.). †strěp-sip-ter-a, s. pl . [Pref. streps i- , and Gr. pteron a wing.] Entom.: A group of Insects parasitic on the Hymenoptera. By some writers they are made a distinct order, while others regard them as a degraded group of Coleoptera, and place them in a family Stylopidæ (q. v.).