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Perilampidae
plural noun
Peri·lampidae
\ˌperəˈlampəˌdē\
Definition of Perilampidae
: a small family of Hymenoptera comprising insects that are mostly secondary parasites on other insects (as of the orders Diptera and Hymenoptera)
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Origin and Etymology of perilampidae
New Latin, from Perilampus, type genus (from Greek perilampein to shine around, from peri- + lampein to give light, shine) + -idae
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