-ops
\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
< megalops >
< Stylops >
< Selenops >
2. : organism resembling a (specified) thing — in generic names usually combined with the names of other genera
< Echinops >
< Dryobalanops >
1. pl -ops or -opses
< megalops >
< Stylops >
< Selenops >
2.
< Echinops >
< Dryobalanops >