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strigil
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[ˈstrɪdʒ(ɪ)l], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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
- a comblike structure on the forelegs of some insects, used chiefly for grooming
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Origin
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from Latin strigilis, from stringere ‘touch lightly’. The term in entomology dates from the late 19th century
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