family Chalcidae
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Noun | 1. | family Chalcidae - an arthropod family including: chalcidflies arthropod family - any of the arthropods Hymenoptera, order Hymenoptera - an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. chalcid, chalcid fly, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly - any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects Chalcis, genus Chalcis - type genus of the Chalcididae |