"cuckoo wasp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cuckoo wasps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuckoo wasp (plural cuckoo wasps)
  1. Any of the many wasps of the family Chrysididae that are kleptoparasites or parasitoids and are often brightly coloured. Wikipedia link: cuckoo wasp Categories (lifeform): Hymenopterans Synonyms: cuckoo-wasp Synonyms (any species of family Chrysididae): chrysidid

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