Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STYLOPS
Sty "lops, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stylops
sty lops |ˈstīˌläps ˈstaɪlɑps | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a minute insect that spends part or all of its life as an internal parasite of other insects, esp. bees or wasps. The males are winged and the females typically retain a grublike form and remain parasitic. [Order Strepsiptera, in particular genus Stylops, family Stylopidae. ] DERIVATIVES sty lo pid |-ləˌpid |noun & adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek stulos ‘column ’ + ōps ‘eye, face. ’
Oxford Dictionary
stylops
stylops |ˈstʌɪlɒps | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a minute insect that spends part or all of its life as an internal parasite of other insects, especially bees or wasps. The males are winged and the females typically retain a grub-like form and remain parasitic. ●Order Strepsiptera, in particular genus Stylops, family Stylopidae. DERIVATIVES stylopid |stʌɪˈlɒpɪd |noun & adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek stulos ‘column ’ + ōps ‘eye, face ’.
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