Encyrtidae
plural noun
En·cyr·ti·dae
ə̇nˈsərtəˌdē,
en-
: a large cosmopolitan family of small chalcid wasps parasitic in the eggs or later stages of many insects
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Encyrtus, type genus (from Greek enkyrtos curved, crooked, from en in + kyrtos convex, bulging) + -idae; akin to Latin curvus curved