CHALCID


Meaning of CHALCID in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kal-s ə d

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek chalkos copper, bronze

Date: 1893

: any of a large superfamily (Chalcidoidea) of mostly minute wasps parasitic in the larval state on the larvae or pupae of other insects

– chalcid adjective

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