CHALCIS FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chalcis fly mean? 

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

1. a variety of chalcid fly

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHALCIS FLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A variety of chalcid fly

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("chalcis fly" is a kind of...):

chalcid; chalcid fly; chalcid wasp; chalcidfly (any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects)

Holonyms ("chalcis fly" is a member of...):

Chalcis; genus Chalcis (type genus of the Chalcididae)