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CHRYSOPID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chrysopid mean?
• CHRYSOPID (noun)
The noun CHRYSOPID has 1 sense:
1. pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
Familiarity information: CHRYSOPID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
chrysopid; green lacewing; stink fly
Hypernyms ("chrysopid" is a kind of...):
lacewing; lacewing fly (any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chrysopid"):
golden-eyed fly; goldeneye (a variety of green lacewing)
Holonyms ("chrysopid" is a member of...):
Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae (green lacewings)
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