estirpe — meaning in English

English meaning

• lineage noun A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

estirpe is used for these senses in English:

• lineage Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
• strain (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.

strain — full definition

1. verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
2. verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
3. verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
4. noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
5. noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.

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