Stephanidae

plural noun

Ste·​phan·​i·​dae

-ˈfanəˌdē

: a widely distributed family of slender ichneumon wasps having many-segmented filamentous antennae and including some that as larvae are parasites on wood-boring insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Stephanus, type genus (from Greek stephanos crown) + -idae; from the antennae

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