Eulophidae
plural noun
Eu·loph·i·dae
\yüˈläfəˌdē\
Definition of Eulophidae
: a large cosmopolitan family of narrow-winged chalcid flies usually with 4-jointed tarsi that are parasitic as larvae in or on the larvae of various other insects
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Origin and Etymology of eulophidae
New Latin, from Eulophus, type genus (from Greek eulophos well plumed, from eu- + lophos nape of the neck, crest) + -idae
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