chalcid wasp

noun

chalcid

Similar
chalcid flychalcidflychalcid

Meanings

nounchalcid wasp (plural chalcid wasps)

plural chalcid wasps

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects

Similar
chalcid flychalcidflychalcid
Broader
hymenopterous insecthymenopteranhymenopteron
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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chalcid wasp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalcid%20wasp

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Chicago

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