Chalcididae

plural noun

Chal·​cid·​i·​dae

-əˌdē

: a family of chalcid flies now restricted to certain typical forms but formerly somewhat coextensive with the superfamily Chalcidoidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Chalcid-, Chalcis, type genus + -idae

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