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Chalcid wasp — Pteromalus puparum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
chalcid fly — noun any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects • Syn: ↑chalcidfly, ↑chalcid, ↑chalcid wasp • Hypernyms: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran,… … Useful english dictionary
chalcid — noun any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects • Syn: ↑chalcid fly, ↑chalcidfly, ↑chalcid wasp • Hypernyms: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran … Useful english dictionary
chalcid — [kal′sid] n. 〚< ModL Chalcis (gen. Chalcidis), name of the type genus < Gr chalkos, copper: so named because of their metallic color〛 any of a large family (Chalcididae) of very small wasps, either four winged or wingless, many of whose larvae… … Universalium
chalcid — [kal′sid] n. [< ModL Chalcis (gen. Chalcidis), name of the type genus < Gr chalkos, copper: so named because of their metallic color] any of a large family (Chalcididae) of very small wasps, either four winged or wingless, many of whose… … English World dictionary
wasp — noun Etymology: Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæsp; akin to Old High German wafsa wasp, Latin vespa wasp Date: before 12th century 1. any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae… … New Collegiate Dictionary
chalcid — [ kalsɪd] noun Entomology a minute parasitic wasp of a large group (superfamily Chalcidoidea) typically having a metallic coloration. Origin C19: from mod. L. Chalcis (genus name), from Gk khalkos copper, brass , + id3 … English new terms dictionary
chalcid — chal•cid [[t]ˈkæl sɪd[/t]] n. ent any of various tiny wasps of the family Chalcididae, many having larvae that are parasitic on pest insects Also called chal′cid fly , chal′cid wasp . Etymology: 1880–85; < NLChalcid , s. ofChalcisa genus <… … From formal English to slang
fig wasp — a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, that pollinates figs, usually of the Smyrna variety. [1880 85] * * * ▪ insect also called fig insect any of about 900 species of tiny wasps responsible for… … Universalium
fig wasp — noun : a minute insect (Blastophaga psenes) of the family Agaontidae that breeds in the caprifig and is important as the agent in the process of caprification; broadly : an insect of the family Agaontidae * * * a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes … Useful english dictionary
