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Word: Strigil
Speech Type: Noun
from Latin strigilis, from stringere ‘touch lightly’. The term in entomology dates from the late 19th century
ˈstrɪdʒɪl
an instrument with a curved blade used, especially by ancient Greeks and Romans, to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin in a hot-air bath or after exercise; a scraper.
Short Definition:instrument used to scrape sweat and dirt from skin
a comblike structure on the forelegs of some insects, used chiefly for grooming.
Short Definition:comblike structure on forelegs of some insects
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