chalcid

n. [昆]小蜂(其幼虫寄生于其他昆虫的幼虫,卵或蛹内,是害虫的天敌)

发音

/ˈkælsɪd/

词形变化

chalcids 复数 chalcids

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of many small wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, most of which are parasitoids of other insects.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

chalcid wasp

上位词 3

hymenopter hymenopteran hymenopteron

相关短语

chalcid wasp [医]小蜂 chalcid wasps

词源

From New Latin genus name Chalcis, from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς, from χαλκός ("copper", "bronze"), because wasps of that genus have metallic colors on their exoskeletons.

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