stylopized

adjective

sty·​lo·​pized

ˈstīləˌpēzd

: altered by the presence of a parasitic stylops usually with inhibition of normal sexual development so that an intersexual state results

a stylopized female wasp

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Stylop-, Stylops + English -ize + -ed

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