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ICHNEUMONIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ichneumonidae mean?
• ICHNEUMONIDAE (noun)
The noun ICHNEUMONIDAE has 1 sense:
1. ichneumon flies
Familiarity information: ICHNEUMONIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ichneumon flies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Ichneumonidae; Ichneumonidae
Hypernyms ("Ichneumonidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Ichneumonidae"):
ichneumon fly (hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae)
Holonyms ("Ichneumonidae" is a member of...):
Hymenoptera; order Hymenoptera (an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.)
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