- pteromalidae
- \\ˌterəˈmaləˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from Pteromalus, type genus (from pter- + Greek homalos even, level) + -idae; akin to Greek homos same — more at same: a large family of chalcid flies having larvae that are parasitic on the larvae of other insects (as of the orders Lepidoptera and Coleoptera) and some that are hyperparasites
Useful english dictionary. 2012.