Cynipidae

noun

a family of Hymenoptera

• Syn: ↑family Cynipidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑order Hymenoptera

• Member Meronyms:

↑gall wasp, ↑gallfly, ↑cynipid wasp, ↑cynipid gall wasp, ↑Cynips, ↑genus Cynips, ↑Amphibolips, ↑genus Amphibolips, ↑Andricus, ↑genus Andricus

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\\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