释义 |
ˈcuckoo-fly A name given to various species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the Ichneumonidæ and Chrysididæ, which deposit their eggs in the larvæ or the nests of other insects.
1868Wood Homes without H. xxv. 481 Then there are the Cuckoo Flies..which are parasitic, feeding on the larvae of other insects. 1889E. A. Ormerod Injur. Insects (1890) 126 Hop Cuckoo Fly is sometimes very troublesome in Hop-gardens. |