Cynipoidea

plural noun

Cyn·​i·​poi·​dea

: a superfamily of hymenopterous insects (suborder Clistogastra) that are distinguished by greatly reduced wing venation and a coiled retractile ovipositor and that include the gall wasps and several families of parasites of other insects see cynipidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips + -oidea

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