striga

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noun

A sharp bristle or hair-like scale.

OriginLatin striga ← Proto-Italic *strigā ← Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- →
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Meanings

nounstriga (plural strigae)

plural strigae

  1. biologyA sharp bristle or hair-like scale.
  2. A stripe or stria.
  3. architectureThe flute of a column.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  3. Proto-Italic*strigā
  4. Latinstriga
  5. Englishstriga

Borrowed from Latin striga (“a furrow”).

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APA

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MLA

“striga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/striga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “striga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/striga.

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