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chalcid

/ ˈkælsɪd /

noun

  1. any tiny hymenopterous insect of the family Chalcididae and related families, whose larvae are parasites of other insects
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chalcid1

C19: from New Latin Chalcis type genus, from Greek khalkos copper, referring to its metallic sheen
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Example Sentences

These intruders consisted of small red ants, a diminutive beetle, and a series formed by a minute chalcid, parasitic on a larger chalcid, which was parasitic on an ichneumon, which was parasitic on the spider.

Many guests were plodding along with the ants, mostly staphylinids of which we secured five species, a brown histerid beetle, a tiny chalcid, and several Phorid flies, one of which was winged.

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