Serphoidea

plural noun

Ser·​phoi·​dea

(ˌ)sərˈfȯidēə

: a superfamily of minute wasps that as larvae are parasites of other insects and sometimes spiders and have females with the usually tubular ovipositor emerging from the extreme end of the body

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Serphus + -oidea

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