CYNIPIDAE


Meaning of CYNIPIDAE in English

sə̇ˈnipəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips, type genus + -idae

: a large family of small hymenopterous insects (superfamily Cynipoidea) comprising the gall wasps most of which produce galls on plants (as oaks and rosebushes) in which their larvae develop — see cynips

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