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stirps.

A branch of a family.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A branch of a family.

  2. A progenitor of a branch of a family.

  3. A superfamily of animals or plants.

Where this word comes from

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

noun

  1. plural of stirp

    form-of · plural
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.