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Tetrastichus

noun
Te·​tras·​ti·​chus | \ -kəs\

Definition of Tetrastichus

: a genus of minute chalcid flies that contains numerous hyperparasites and is sometimes made the type of a distinct family

History and Etymology for Tetrastichus

New Latin, from Greek tetrastichos of four lines

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