Chalcid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various minute wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, many of whose larvae parasitize the larvae of other insects.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of many small wasps, of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, having parasitic larvae
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as chalcidian and chalcidian.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hymenopter    hymenopteron    hymenopteran    hymenopterous insect   
    Hyponym
    chalcis fly   
    Form
    chalcidology   
     
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