STIRPS


Meaning of STIRPS in English

ˈsti(ə)rps, ˈstərps noun

( plural stir·pes -irˌpās, -ər(ˌ)pēz)

Etymology: Latin stirp-, stirps branch of a family, lineage, trunk, root — more at torpid

1. : a branch of a family — usually used in the phrase per stirpes

2. : the person from whom a branch of a family is descended

3.

a. : a large group of animals comparable to a superfamily

b. : a race or fixed variety of plants

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.