stylops
/ˈstaɪlɒps/noun
(复同单)
1- 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捻翅虫。
1.1
- Order Strepsiptera, in particular genus Stylops, family Stylopidae.撚翅目, 尤指地蜂属, 蜂科。
派生词
stylopid
/staɪˈlɒpɪd/ noun & adjective词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek stulos 'column' + ops 'eye, face'.