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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various chalcid wasps that breed in figs, especially those in the family Agaonidae that have a mutualistic relationship with fig plants, acting as the sole pollinator and developing inside the fruit.

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  • noun A wasp of the family Agaonidae, some of which pollinate figs.

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