fig insect

noun

A fig wasp, a wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea that feeds on figs

Meanings

nounfig insect (plural fig insects)

plural fig insects

  1. A fig wasp, a wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea that feeds on figs
    1. especially, those of family Agaonidae, that pollinate figs.
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APA

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