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chalcid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkælsɪd/

Etymology

From New Latin genus name Chalcis, from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς, from χαλκός ("copper", "bronze"), because wasps of that genus have metallic colors on their exoskeletons.

Meanings

  1. Any of many small wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, most of which are parasitoids of other insects.

Forms

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Deriveds

chalcidology

Relateds

chalco-

Synonyms

chalcidoid · chalcid wasp

Translations (1)

pl bleskotka (Translations)