CHALCIDIDAE


Meaning of CHALCIDIDAE in English

-əˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Chalcid-, Chalcis, type genus + -idae

: a family of chalcid flies now restricted to certain typical forms but formerly somewhat coextensive with the superfamily Chalcidoidea

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