/brak"euh nid/ , n.
1. any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Braconidae.
[ 1890-95; Braconidae, equiv. to Bracon a genus (irreg. brachýs short; see BRACHY-) + -idae -ID 2 ) ]