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Pelecinidae

plural noun
Pel·​e·​cin·​i·​dae

Definition of Pelecinidae

: a New World family of large parasitic wasps

History and Etymology for Pelecinidae

New Latin, from Pelecinus, type genus (from Greek pelekinos, pelekan pelican) + -idae

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