Eulophidae

plural noun
Eu·​loph·​i·​dae | \ yüˈläfəˌdē\

Definition of Eulophidae

: a large cosmopolitan family of narrow-winged chalcid flies usually with 4-jointed tarsi that are parasitic as larvae in or on the larvae of various other insects

History and Etymology for Eulophidae

New Latin, from Eulophus, type genus (from Greek eulophos well plumed, from eu- + lophos nape of the neck, crest) + -idae

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