"fig wasp" meaning in English

See fig wasp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fig wasps [plural], fig-wasp [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fig wasp (plural fig wasps)
  1. Any wasp associated with figs, of superfamily Chalcidoidea, including many non-pollinaters.
    Sense id: en-fig_wasp-en-noun-uKW50bYL
  2. Any wasp associated with figs, of superfamily Chalcidoidea, including many non-pollinaters.
    Especially those of family Agaonidae, which pollinate figs.
    Synonyms: agaonid
    Sense id: en-fig_wasp-en-noun-kAVsbSyy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chalcidoid wasps Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Chalcidoid wasps: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: common fig wasp (taxonomic: Blastophaga psenes)

Inflected forms

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          "fig",
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    },
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