Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
superfamily within theorder Hymenoptera — thechalcid wasps .
Etymologies
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Chalcis + -oidea
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Examples
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The colonization of the Krakatau Islands by fig wasps and other Chalcids (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea).
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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These are often wasps belonging to one of several different genera of the hymenopterous family Agaonidae (Chalcidoidea).
Chapter 6 1994
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