CHALCID

Meaning of CHALCID in English

[ 'kalsɪd ]

■ noun Entomology a minute parasitic wasp of a large group (superfamily Chalcidoidea) typically having a metallic coloration.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Chalcis (genus name), from Gk khalkos 'copper, brass', + -id 3 .

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CHALCID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chalkos copper, bronze Date: 1893 any of a large superfamily (Chalcidoidea) of mostly minute wasps …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHALCID — I. ˈkalsə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Chalcid-, Chalcis : of or relating to the Chalcididae II. noun ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHALCID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chalkos copper, bronze Date: 1893 : any of a large superfamily (Chalcidoidea) of mostly minute …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHALCID — [chal.cid] n [ultim. fr. Gk chalkos copper, bronze] (1893): any of a large superfamily (Chalcidoidea) of mostly minute hymenopterous insects …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHALCID — any member of the more than 25,000 species of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, a large group of rather small, widely distributed …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHALCID — ценокрепис
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHALCID — энт. хальцида; pl хальциды (Chalcidodea) - seed chalcids - spruce seed chalcid
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHALCID — энт. хальцида; pl хальциды ( Chalcidodea ) - seed chalcids - spruce seed chalcid
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CHALCID — ценокрепис
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CHALCID — n. Pronunciation: ' kal-s ə d Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chalkos copper, bronze Date: 1893 : any of …
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CHALCID WASP — noun see chalcid fly
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CLOVER SEED CHALCID — noun : a tiny dark chalcid fly ( Bruchophagus platyptera ) the larva of which feeds on the developing seeds …
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CHALCID FLY — noun or chalcid wasp : a usually minute insect of a large superfamily (Chalcidoidea) of Hymenoptera, a few being gall …
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APPLE-SEED CHALCID — noun : a chalcid fly ( Torymus varians ) whose larva feeds on the seed of the apple
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TRICHOGRAMMA WASP — noun see: gram Date: 1972 any of a genus ( Trichogramma ) of minute chalcid wasps that are parasitic as …
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JOINTWORM — noun Date: 1851 the larva of any of several small chalcid wasps (genus Harmolita ) that attacks the stems of …
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WASP — I. ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæfs, wæsp; akin to Old …
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PTEROMALID — I. təˈrämələ̇d, |terə|mal- adjective Etymology: New Latin Pteromalidae : of or relating to the Pteromalidae II. noun ( -s ) …
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MYMARID — I. (ˈ)mī|marə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Mymaridae : of or relating to the Mymaridae II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: …
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EULOPHID — I. yüˈläfə̇d, ˈyüləf- adjective Etymology: New Latin Eulophidae : of or relating to the Eulophidae II. noun ( -s ) …
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CHALCIDOID — I. ˈkalsəˌdȯid noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Chalcidoidea : one of the Chalcidoidea : chalcid fly II. adjective …
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CHALCIDIAN — I. kalˈsidēən noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Chalcid-, Chalcis, city on Euboea Island, Greece (from Greek Chalkid-, Chalkis ) …
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WHEAT STRAWWORM — noun : a worm that is the larva of a small chalcid wasp ( Harmolita grandis ) and that is …
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TRICHOGRAMMA — ˌtrikəˈgramə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from trich- + Greek gramma letter, small weight — more at gram : …
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TETRASTICHUS — -kəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tetrastichos of four lines : a genus of minute chalcid flies …
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STRAWWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : caddisworm 2. : any of several larval chalcid flies that injure the straw of wheat and …
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CHALCIDOIDEA — ˌkalsəˈdȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Chalcid-, Chalcis + -oidea : a superfamily of Hymenoptera comprising the …
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CHALCIDIDAE — -əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Chalcid-, Chalcis, type genus + -idae : a family of chalcid …
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CHALCIDFLY — /kal"sid fluy'/ , n. , pl. chalcidflies . any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLY — 1) муха; pl мухи (Muscidae) 2) двукрылое 3) крылатое насекомое • - adder flies - ant fly - anthomyiid fly - anthomyzid fly - aphid fles - apple-seed chalcid …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FLY — 1) муха; pl мухи ( Muscidae ) 2) двукрылое 3) крылатое насекомое • - adder flies - ant fly - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ХАЛЬЦИДЫ — I энт. (Chalcidodea) chalcid II - хальцидиды (Chalcididae) chalcid wasps
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