Masarididae

plural noun

Mas·​a·​rid·​i·​dae

ˌmasəˈridəˌdē

in some classifications

: a family of mainly tropical solitary wasps with clavate antennae now usually treated as a subfamily of Vespidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Masarid-, Masaris, type genus + -idae

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