CHALCID


Meaning of CHALCID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkal-səd ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.