‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a pillar + &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye. ] (Zool.) A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state, on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now generally referred to the Coleoptera. See Strepsiptera. [ 1913 Webster ]