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chrysidid

chrysidid noun: any wasp of the family Chrysididae.

chrysidid: any wasp of the family Chrysididae
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Noun

chrysidid (plural chrysidids)

  1. Any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
    • Females of Delta campaniforme esuriens do not attack chrysidids that are breaking into their nests, but parasitism will cause them to abandon the nest (Jayakar and Spurway 1968).1991, David P. Cowan, “2: The Solitary and Presocial Vespidae”, in Kenneth G. Ross, Robert W. Matthews, editors, The Social Biology of Wasps, page 56
    • Chrysidids (3000 species) are especially diverse in temperate deserts of both hemispheres.2005, Cedric Gillott, Entomology, page 342
    Synonyms:
    cuckoo wasp

Synonyms of chrysidid

Forms of chrysidid

pluralchrysidids

Questions about chrysidid

What does chrysidid mean?
Chrysidid means any wasp of the family Chrysididae.
What part of speech is chrysidid?
Chrysidid is a noun.
What is the plural of chrysidid?
The plural of chrysidid is chrysidids.

Words near chrysidid in the dictionary

  1. chrysenone
  2. chrysenylene
  3. chrysenylenes
  4. chryseous
  5. chrysiasis
  6. chrysidid
  7. chrysidids
  8. chrysidoid
  9. chrysidoids
  10. chrysin
  11. Chrysippan

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