stylops

noun
sty·​lops | \ ˈstīˌläps\

Definition of stylops

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

History and Etymology for stylops

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

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