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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chal•cid•fly (kal′sid flī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -flies. any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright metallic coloration, the larvae of which are chiefly parasitic on various stages of other insects. Also called chal•cid (kal′sid),USA pronunciation chal′cid fly′, chal′cid wasp′. - Greek chalk(ós) copper, brass (with allusion to the coloration) + -id2 + fly2
- 1890–95
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