- chalcis fly
- nouna variety of chalcid fly• Hypernyms: ↑chalcid fly, ↑chalcidfly, ↑chalcid, ↑chalcid wasp• Member Holonyms: ↑Chalcis, ↑genus Chalcis
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Chalcis — noun type genus of the Chalcididae • Syn: ↑genus Chalcis • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Chalcididae, ↑family Chalcididae, ↑Chalcidae, ↑family Chalcidae … Useful english dictionary
genus Chalcis — noun type genus of the Chalcididae • Syn: ↑Chalcis • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Chalcididae, ↑family Chalcididae, ↑Chalcidae, ↑family Chalcidae … Useful english dictionary
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 fly — /ˈkælsəd flaɪ/ (say kalsuhd fluy) noun any of the Chalcidoidea, a superfamily of small hymenopterous insects, often of bright metallic colours, whose larvae are mostly parasitic on various stages of other insects. Also, chalcid. {New Latin… …
chalcid wasp — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran,… … Useful english dictionary
chalcidfly — 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, ↑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
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
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
