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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
chalcid fly
    n 1: any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on
         eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in
         destroying injurious insects [syn: chalcid fly,
         chalcidfly, chalcid, chalcid wasp]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chalcid fly \Chal"cid fly`\ [From Gr. chalko`s copper; in
   allusion to its metallic colors.] (Zool.)
   One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects
   (Chalcidid[ae]. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on
   insects.
   [1913 Webster]
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