ophion
noun
ophi·on
ōˈfīˌän;
ˈäfēˌän,
ˈōf-
1
capitalized : a widely distributed genus of ichneumon wasps that have a compressed abdomen and are parasitoid on the caterpillars of various moths in which they lay a single egg
2
plural -s : any insect of the genus Ophion
ophionine adjective or noun
ōˈfīəˌnīn;
ˈäfēə-
ˈōfēə-
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek ophiōn, a fabulous animal of Sardinia
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