SINCE 1828
Cynipoidea
plural noun
Cyn·i·poi·dea
Definition of Cynipoidea
: 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
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