Thynnidae

plural noun

Thyn·​ni·​dae

-nəˌdē

: a family of aculeate hymenopterans confined mainly to Australia and having the females wingless and much smaller than the winged males

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Thynnus, type genus (from Latin thynnus, thunnus tunny) + -idae

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