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FAMILY CHALCIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An arthropod family including: chalcidfliesplay

Synonyms:

Chalcidae; Chalcididae; family Chalcidae; family Chalcididae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Chalcidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Chalcidae"):

chalcid; chalcid fly; chalcid wasp; chalcidfly (any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects)

jointworm; strawworm (larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains)

Chalcis; genus Chalcis (type genus of the Chalcididae)

Holonyms ("family Chalcidae" is a member of...):

Hymenoptera; order Hymenoptera (an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.)

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