stylops Meaning, Definition & Usage
Sty"lops noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a pillar + , , the eye.Definitions
(Zoöl.) 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 .