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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Zoöl.) One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (
Chalcididæ . Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects
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