stirps

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noun

A branch of a family.

OriginLatin stirps →
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Meanings

stirps1

nounstirps (plural stirpes)

plural stirpes

  1. A branch of a family.
  2. A progenitor of a branch of a family.
  3. biologyA superfamily of animals or plants.

stirps2

noun
  1. pluralplural of stirp

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
binyan

Origin

  1. Latinstirps
  2. Latinstirps
  3. Englishstirps

Borrowed from Latin stirps (“rootstock, stem”).

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APA

stirps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirps

MLA

“stirps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirps. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stirps,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stirps.

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