stylops
/ (ˈstaɪlɒps) /
noun plural -lopes (-ləˌpiːz)
any insect of the order Strepsiptera, including the genus Stylops, living as a parasite in other insects, esp bees and wasps: the females remain in the body of the host but the males move between hosts
Word Origin for stylops
C19: New Latin, from Greek, from
stulos a pillar +
ōps an eye, from the fact that the male insect has stalked compound eyes
Words nearby stylops
stylometry,
stylopharyngeal muscle,
stylophone,
stylopize,
stylopodium,
stylops,
stylostixis,
stylus,
stymie,
stymphalian birds,
stymy