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chalcid

Main Entry:: chal·cid
Pronunciation:: \ˈkal-səd\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: ultimately from Greek chalkos copper, bronze
Date:: 1893

: any of a superfamily (Chalcidoidea) of mostly minute wasps parasitic in the larval state on the larvae or pupae of other insects

— chalcid

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