chalcid fly

2 definitions found

chalcid fly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chalcid fly \Chal"cid fly`\ [From Gr. chalko`s copper; in
     allusion to its metallic colors.] (Zool.)
     One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects
     (Chalcidid[ae]. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on
     insects.
     [1913 Webster]

chalcid fly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chalcid fly
      n 1: any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on
           eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in
           destroying injurious insects [syn: chalcid fly,
           chalcidfly, chalcid, chalcid wasp]