- genus Chalcis
- nountype genus of the Chalcididae• Syn: ↑Chalcis• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Chalcididae, ↑family Chalcididae, ↑Chalcidae, ↑family Chalcidae• Member Meronyms: ↑chalcis fly
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genus Chalcis
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Chalcis — n. the type genus of the {Chalcididae}. Syn: genus {Chalcis}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chalcis — noun type genus of the Chalcididae • Syn: ↑genus Chalcis • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Chalcididae, ↑family Chalcididae, ↑Chalcidae, ↑family Chalcidae … Useful english dictionary
chalcis fly — noun a variety of chalcid fly • Hypernyms: ↑chalcid fly, ↑chalcidfly, ↑chalcid, ↑chalcid wasp • Member Holonyms: ↑Chalcis, ↑genus Chalcis * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
CHALCIS — I. CHALCIS Graece Χαλκὶς, nomen avis, ἀπὸ τῆς χάλκης; quibusdam noctua est, quae Graecis γλαῦξ. Item piscis, et serpentis, quibus similiter non tam a patria, quam a colore coeurleo, de quo diximus supra in voce Calcha, illud haesit. Et quidem… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Chalcidae — noun an arthropod family including: chalcidflies • Syn: ↑Chalcididae, ↑family Chalcididae, ↑family Chalcidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Chalcididae — noun an arthropod family including: chalcidflies • Syn: ↑family Chalcididae, ↑Chalcidae, ↑family Chalcidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Chalcidae — noun an arthropod family including: chalcidflies • Syn: ↑Chalcididae, ↑family Chalcididae, ↑Chalcidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑orde … Useful english dictionary
family Chalcididae — noun an arthropod family including: chalcidflies • Syn: ↑Chalcididae, ↑Chalcidae, ↑family Chalcidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑order Hy … 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
