Ichneumonoidea

plural noun

Ich·​neu·​mo·​noi·​dea

: a superfamily of Hymenoptera consisting of ichenumon wasps and braconids

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ichneumon, genus of ichneumon wasps + -oidea

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