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stirpes是什么意思

stirpes

['stɜːpiːz]
  • n. 种族;祖先;血统(stirp的复数形式) (stirps的变形)

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stirpes (n.)
plural of stirps, Latin, literally "stem, stalk, trunk of a plant," figuratively "scion, offspring, descendant; source, origin, foundation, beginning." Hence stirpiculture "breeding of special stocks or strains."

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