stylopization

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stylopization (uncountable)

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