单词 | chrysid |
释义 | chrysid Ent.|ˈkraɪsɪd| [ad. mod.L. Chrysididæ (see definition), f. Gr. χρυσίς (-ιδ-) gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress.] A member of the family Chrysididæ of hymenopterous metallic-coloured insects (ruby-wasps, cuckoo-flies). Also as adj.
1884L. O. Howard in J. S. Kingsley Standard Nat. Hist. II. 524 In mode of life the Chrysids are either parasites or inquilines. 1910Encycl. Brit. XIV. 180/2 The eggs are laid in the nests of various bees and wasps, the chrysid larva living as a ‘cuckoo’ parasite. 1913Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 4 June 959/1 Dr. Longstaff's fine set of Sûdan Hymenoptera..included..40 Chrysids. 1969C. Andrewes Lives of Wasps & Bees xi. 79 Somewhat apart from the other wandering wasps are the Chrysids, ruby-wasps or ruby-tails, all of them parasites of other wasps or of bees. |

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