chrysid

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• chrysidella — ˌkrisəˈdelə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chrysid , chrysis vessel of gold (from chrysos gold) + New Latin ella more at chrysalis : a genus of symbiotic plantlike flagellates (order Cryptomonadina) with yellow… …   Useful english dictionary

• chrysididae — krə̇ˈsidəˌdē, krīˈ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Chrysid , Chrysis, type genus + idae : a family comprising brilliantly colored wasps of medium size with a shining metallic luster and with a few related forms commonly… …   Useful english dictionary

• chrysis — ˈkrīsə̇s, ris noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chrysid , chrysis vessel of gold, from chrysos gold more at chrysalis : the type genus of Chrysididae …   Useful english dictionary

• rhizochrysidales — ˌkrisəˈdā(ˌ)lēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhizochrysid , Rhizochrysis, genus of yellow green algae (from rhiz + Greek chrysid , chrysis vessel of gold) + ales more at chrysis : an order of yellow green algae ( …   Useful english dictionary