See Also: chalcid(dictionary)

chalcid (iou)



chalcid adjective & noun. L19.
[from mod. Latin Chalcis genus name from Greek khalkos copper, brass: see -ID3.]
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating the superfamily Chalcidoidea of mostly parasitic hymenopterous insects, many of which have a metallic sheen. L19.
chalcid fly, chalcid wasp = sense B below.
b. noun. An insect of this superfamily. L19.
chalcidid adjective & noun = CHALCID; spec. (an insect) of the included family Chalcididae: L19.