ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpȯidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips + -oidea
: a superfamily of hymenopterous insects (suborder Clistogastra) that are distinguished by greatly reduced wing venation and a coiled retractile ovipositor and that include the gall wasps and several families of parasites of other insects — see cynipidae