krə̇ˈsidəˌdē, krīˈ- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Chrysid-, Chrysis, type genus + -idae
: a family comprising brilliantly colored wasps of medium size with a shining metallic luster and with a few related forms commonly constituting a superfamily of the hymenopterous suborder Clistogastra — see cuckoo wasp