Definitions

stirps

[sturps] / stɜrps /

NOUN

genealogy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancestry genetics lineage

STRONG

derivation descent extraction generation heredity history line parentage pedigree stemma stock strain

WEAK

blood line progeniture

NOUN

lineage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan descent genealogy origin pedigree

STRONG

birth blood breed descendants extraction family folk forebears heredity house kin kindred line offspring progenitors progeny race stock succession tribe

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

NOUN

pedigree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lineage

STRONG

blood breed clan derivation descent extraction family genealogy heredity line origin race stock

WEAK

family tree

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion consequence effect end outgrowth result

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Stirps: a stock or stem: a division of classification similar to super-family: not used at present.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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