noun
a family of Hymenoptera
• Syn: ↑family Cynipidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑order Hymenoptera
• Member Meronyms:
↑gall wasp, ↑gallfly, ↑cynipid wasp, ↑cynipid gall wasp, ↑Cynips, ↑genus Cynips, ↑Amphibolips, ↑genus Amphibolips, ↑Andricus, ↑genus Andricus
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\\sə̇ˈnipəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a large family of small hymenopterous insects (superfamily Cynipoidea) comprising the gall wasps most of which produce galls on plants (as oaks and rosebushes) in which their larvae develop — see cynips
Useful english dictionary. 2012.