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Definition of Chalcidae
1. Noun. An arthropod family including: chalcidflies.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Hymenoptera, Order Hymenoptera
Member holonyms: Chalcid, Chalcid Fly, Chalcid Wasp, Chalcidfly, Jointworm, Strawworm, Chalcis, Genus Chalcis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chalcidae
Literary usage of Chalcidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Entomology (1862)
"Characters of undescribed Species of the Family Chalcidae. ... This part will
contain descriptions of Chalcidae, and observations on that family, ..."
2. Labrador, the Country and the People by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1909)
"He also records two or three species of Chalcidae. Both of these groups are
probably mostly parasitic, as the various species of moth. ..."
3. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"2 ne\\ species of chalcidae ae parasitic on AAD (3115) Ashmead. W: Harris.
Two new orange 6, no. 4, p. [i], col. 3, 27 cm.) insects. ..."
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