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Encyrtidae

plural noun
En·​cyr·​ti·​dae | \ ə̇nˈsərtəˌdē, en-\

Definition of Encyrtidae

: a large cosmopolitan family of small chalcid wasps parasitic in the eggs or later stages of many insects

History and Etymology for Encyrtidae

New Latin, from Encyrtus, type genus (from Greek enkyrtos curved, crooked, from en in + kyrtos convex, bulging) + -idae; akin to Latin curvus curved

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