- agaontidae
- ag·a·on·ti·dae
English syllables. 2014.
agaontidae
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agaontidae — ˌagāˈäntəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Agaonidae : a family of small chiefly tropical chalcid wasps having the fore and hind pairs of legs heavier than the middle pair and the male usually wingless see fig … Useful english dictionary
fig wasp — noun : a minute insect (Blastophaga psenes) of the family Agaontidae that breeds in the caprifig and is important as the agent in the process of caprification; broadly : an insect of the family Agaontidae * * * a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes … Useful english dictionary
fig wasp — noun Date: 1883 a minute wasp (Blastophaga psenes of the family Agaontidae) that breeds in the caprifig and is the agent of caprification; broadly any wasp of the same family … New Collegiate Dictionary
agaonidae — ˌagāˈänəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Agaon, type genus + idae synonym of agaontidae … Useful english dictionary
