GENUS CHALCIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chalcis mean? 

• GENUS CHALCIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS CHALCIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Chalcididae

  Familiarity information: GENUS CHALCIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CHALCIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Chalcididae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chalcis; genus Chalcis

Hypernyms ("genus Chalcis" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chalcis"):

chalcis fly (a variety of chalcid fly)

Holonyms ("genus Chalcis" is a member of...):

Chalcidae; Chalcididae; family Chalcidae; family Chalcididae (an arthropod family including: chalcidflies)