chalcid


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chalcid /ˈkalsɪd/
noun Entomology a minute parasitic wasp of a large group (superfamily Chalcidoidea) typically having a metallic coloration.
– origin C19: from mod. L. Chalcis (genus name), from Gk khalkos ‘copper, brass’, + -id3.
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