ophion

noun

ophi·​on

ōˈfīˌän;

ˈäfēˌän,

ˈōf-

1

capitalized : a widely distributed genus of ichneumon wasps that have a compressed abdomen and are parasitoid on the caterpillars of various moths in which they lay a single egg

2

plural -s : any insect of the genus Ophion

ophionine

ōˈfīəˌnīn;

ˈäfēə-

ˈōfēə-

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ophiōn, a fabulous animal of Sardinia

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