Mymaridae

plural noun

My·​mar·​i·​dae

mīˈmarəˌdē

: a family of minute chalcid flies that are parasitic in the larval state living principally in the eggs of other insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Mymar, type genus (from Greek mymar, mōmar, mōmos blame, blemish) + -idae

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