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Word: Chalcid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Chalcis (genus name), from Greek khalkos ‘copper, brass’, + -id
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkalsɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a minute metallic-coloured parasitic wasp of a large group whose members lay eggs inside the eggs of other insects.
Short Definition:minute metallic-coloured parasitic wasp of large group whose members lay eggs inside eggs of other insects
Variant Forms:
- chalcid wasp
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