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