STYLOPS

Noun

stylops (plural stylops)

(dated) Any insect in the order Strepsiptera, when the word is not capitalised. The capitalised word is the proper name of the genus Stylops.

Synonyms: strepsipter, strepsipteran

Source: Wiktionary


Sty"lops, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state, on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now generally referred to the Coleoptera. See Strepsiptera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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