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Rhyssa

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Rhys·​sa | \ ˈrisə\

Definition of Rhyssa

: a genus of ichneumon wasps parasitic on the larvae of wood-boring insects

History and Etymology for Rhyssa

New Latin, from Greek rhyssos, rhysos shriveled, wrinkled; akin to Greek rhytid-, rhytis wrinkle

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