See chalcid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From New Latin genus name Chalcis, from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς, from χαλκός (\"copper\", \"bronze\"), because wasps of that genus have metallic colors on their exoskeletons.",
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"english": "and its derivatives",
"translation": "and its derivatives",
"word": "chalco-"
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"word": "chalcid wasp"
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