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Perilampidae

plural noun
Peri·​lampidae | \ ˌperəˈlampəˌdē\

Definition of Perilampidae

: a small family of Hymenoptera comprising insects that are mostly secondary parasites on other insects (as of the orders Diptera and Hymenoptera)

History and Etymology for Perilampidae

New Latin, from Perilampus, type genus (from Greek perilampein to shine around, from peri- + lampein to give light, shine) + -idae

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