-OPS


Meaning of -OPS in English

ˌäps noun combining form

Etymology: Greek -ōp-, -ōps, from ōp-, ōps eye, face — more at eye

1. pl -ops or -opses : organism with a (specified) kind of eye or face — chiefly in generic names

megal ops

Styl ops

Selen ops

2. : organism resembling a (specified) thing — in generic names usually combined with the names of other genera

Echin ops

Dryobalan ops

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