stylops

noun

sty·​lops

ˈstīˌläps

1

capitalized : a large genus (the type of the family Stylopidae) comprising many of the better known strepsipterons

2

plural stylops also stylopses : any insect of the genus Stylops

broadly : an insect of the order Strepsiptera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Stylop-, Stylops, from styl- entry 1 + -op-, -ops -ops

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