stylops

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noun

Any insect in the order Strepsiptera.

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strepsipterstrepsipteran
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Meanings

nounstylops (plural stylops)
  1. datedAny insect in the order Strepsiptera.
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    Smith (1874) recommended searching for stylopized bees between the hours of 9 and 12 in the morning, as according to his experiences the stylops always emerged from the body of the bee on the day on which the latter first quitted its nest, should the day be bright and sunny, and he also mentioned the fact of his never having captured a bee which had a male stylops remaining in its abdomen at a later hour than 12 m.

    1909, William Dwight Pierce, A monographic revision of the twisted winged insects comprising the order Strepsiptera Kirby

    Synonyms: strepsipter, strepsipteran

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny insect in the order Strepsiptera.

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strepsipterstrepsipteran
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APA

stylops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylops

MLA

“stylops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylops. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stylops,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylops.

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