chalcid

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkælsɪd/

Definition of chalcid

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of many small wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, most of which are parasitoids of other insects.

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Etymology

From New Latin genus name Chalcis, from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς, from χαλκός ("copper", "bronze"), because wasps of that genus have metallic colors on their exoskeletons.

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