noun
ichneumon flies
• Syn: ↑family Ichneumonidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑order Hymenoptera
• Member Meronyms: ↑ichneumon fly
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmänəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family including the typical ichneumon flies that have no costal cell and two recurrent veins in the fore wing
Useful english dictionary. 2012.