tə̇ˈfīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Tiphia, type genus + -idae
: a family of rather small slender usually black and often hairy wasps that as larvae parasitize the grubs of various scarabaeid beetles — see tiphia
tə̇ˈfīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Tiphia, type genus + -idae
: a family of rather small slender usually black and often hairy wasps that as larvae parasitize the grubs of various scarabaeid beetles — see tiphia
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012