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FAMILY CHALCIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arthropod family including: chalcidflies
Synonyms:
Chalcidae; Chalcididae; family Chalcidae; family Chalcididae
Classified under:
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.)