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chrysidids

chrysidids is the plural of chrysidid.

Meaning of chrysidid

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
    Synonyms:
    cuckoo wasp

Questions about chrysidids

What is chrysidids the plural of?
Chrysidids is the plural of chrysidid.

Words near chrysidids in the dictionary

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

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