chalcid fly
English Thesaurus
1. any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect, |
| definition | : | insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chalcis fly, |
| definition | : | a variety of chalcid fly (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | chalcidae, chalcididae, family chalcidae, family chalcididae, |
| definition | : | an arthropod family including: chalcidflies (noun.animal) |
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