English Explanatory Dictionary

parasitoid wasp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large subportion of taxonomically closely-related wasp taxa who engage in parasitoidism; usually defined as the spider wasps (Pompilidae), ichneumonoids (Ichneumonoidea), orussoids (Orussoidea), and chalcidoids (Chalcidoidea).

Word forms

parasitoid wasp parasitoid wasps

Etymology

From parasitoid + wasp.

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