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stylopization

stylopization noun: parasitization by strepsipteran insects.

Noun

stylopization (uncountable)

  1. Parasitization by strepsipteran insects.
    • Stylopization may so change a species that it can not be identified unless one understands the direction of the changes under such conditions.1909, William Dwight Pierce, A monographic revision of the twisted winged insects comprising the order Strepsiptera Kirby
    • Parasitization by Strepsiptera (stylopization) may affect morphology and behavior of the host.2008, John L. Capinera, Encyclopedia of Entomology, page 3598

Questions about stylopization

What does stylopization mean?
Stylopization means parasitization by strepsipteran insects.
What part of speech is stylopization?
Stylopization is a noun.

Words near stylopization in the dictionary

  1. stylophore
  2. stylophores
  3. stylophthalmine
  4. stylopid
  5. stylopids
  6. stylopization
  7. stylopize
  8. stylopized
  9. stylopizes
  10. stylopizing
  11. stylopod

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