Chalcid

/ˈkælsɪd/ noun

Definition

A small parasitic wasp belonging to the family Chalcididae, often used in agriculture to control pest insects by laying eggs inside them.

Etymology

From Greek 'chalkos' (copper, possibly referring to metallic coloring) via the family name 'Chalcididae'. Named in the 18th century.

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Chalcid wasps are nature's tiny assassins—farmers now deliberately release millions of them to kill crop pests without chemicals, making them worth billions in biological pest control!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቻልሲድ
cha-l-sid
ARالعربية
خالCID
khaal-sid
BNবাংলা
চ্যালসিড
chal-sid
CACatalà
chalcid
chal-sid
CSČeština
chalcid
hal-sid
DADansk
chalcid
hal-sid
DEDeutsch
Chalcid
hal-sid
ELΕλληνικά
χαλκίδιο
hal-kid-ee-o
ESEspañol
calcid
kal-sid
FAفارسی
چالسید
chal-sid
FISuomi
chalcid
hal-sid
FRFrançais
chalcide
sal-sid
GUGU
ચાલસીડ
chal-sid
HAHA
chalcid
chal-sid
HEעברית
חלציד
hal-tsid
HIहिन्दी
चालसिड
chaal-sid
HUMagyar
chalcid
hal-sid
IDBahasa Indonesia
chalcid
chal-sid
IGIG
chalcid
chal-sid
ITItaliano
chalcido
al-si-doo
JA日本語
チャルシド
charushido
KKKK
халкід
hal-kid
KMKM
ចល្កីត
chal-ki-t
KO한국어
찰시드
chal-si-deu
MRMR
चालसिड
chaal-sid
MSBahasa Melayu
chalcid
chal-sid
MYမြန်မာ
ခါလ်စီဒ်
kha-l-si-d
NLNederlands
chalcid
hal-sid
NONorsk
chalcid
hal-sid
PAPA
ਚਾਲਸੀਡ
chaal-sid
PLPolski
chalcid
hal-sid
PTPortuguês
chalcido
al-si-doo
RORomână
chalcid
hal-sid
RUРусский
халькоид
hal-koi-d
SVSvenska
chalcid
hal-sid
SWKiswahili
chalcid
chal-sid
TAதமிழ்
சால்சீட்
saal-si-d
TEతెలుగు
చాలసిడ్
chaala-sid
THไทย
ชาลซิด
cha-lit
TLTL
chalcid
chal-sid
TRTürkçe
chalcid
hal-sid
UKУкраїнська
халькоїд
hal-koi-d
URاردو
چالسیڈ
chal-sid
VITiếng Việt
chalcid
chal-sid
YOYO
chalcid
chal-sid
ZH中文
石虫
shí chóng
ZUZU
ichalcid
i-chal-sid

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