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CHALCIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chalcis mean?
• CHALCIS (noun)
The noun CHALCIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Chalcididae
Familiarity information: CHALCIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Chalcididae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chalcis; genus Chalcis
Hypernyms ("Chalcis" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Chalcis"):
chalcis fly (a variety of chalcid fly)
Holonyms ("Chalcis" is a member of...):
Chalcidae; Chalcididae; family Chalcidae; family Chalcididae (an arthropod family including: chalcidflies)
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