APANTELES


Meaning of APANTELES in English

əˈpant ə lˌēz noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + Greek pantelēs altogether complete, from pan- + -telēs (from telos end, completion); from the lack of a caudal appendage — more at wheel

: a genus of small wasps (family Braconidae) parasitic as larvae on caterpillars and used in the biological control of certain destructive caterpillars

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