CHALCID FLY

 Dictionary entry overview: What does chalcid fly mean? 

• CHALCID FLY (noun)
  The noun CHALCID FLY has 1 sense:

1. any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects

  Familiarity information: CHALCID FLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHALCID FLY (noun)

Meaning:

Any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chalcid; chalcid fly; chalcid wasp; chalcidfly

Hypernyms ("chalcid fly" is a kind of...):

hymenopter; hymenopteran; hymenopteron; hymenopterous insect (insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chalcid fly"):

chalcis fly (a variety of chalcid fly)

Holonyms ("chalcid fly" is a member of...):

Chalcidae; Chalcididae; family Chalcidae; family Chalcididae (an arthropod family including: chalcidflies)