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chalcedon |
chalcedonic |
chalcedony |
chalchihuitl |
chalcid |
chalcid fly
| chalcid wasp
| chalcidae
| chalcidfly
| chalcidian
| chalcididae
chalcid fly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chalcid fly has 1 sense
- chalcid fly(n = noun.animal) chalcid, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly - any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects; Array is a kind of hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect
is a member of chalcidae, chalcididae, family chalcidae, family chalcididae
has particulars: chalcis fly
CIDE DICTIONARY
chalcid fly, [From Gr. chalko`s copper; in allusion to its metallic colors.].
One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididæ . Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects. [1913 Webster]
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