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braconid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2015 Setember 26, Wasp uses virus to make GM butterfly, New Scientist, Issue 3040, page 14, There are now thousands of species of braconid wasp, each of which lays eggs in a specific butterfly or moth species and produces a unique bracovirus.

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History

Etymology

From translingual Braconidae.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bracònid — any species of the family Braconidae
  • Dutch: schildwesp — any species of the family Braconidae
  • French: braconidé — any species of the family Braconidae
  • German: Brackwespe — any species of the family Braconidae
  • German: Braconide — any species of the family Braconidae
  • Ido: brakonido — any species of the family Braconidae
  • Italian: braconide — any species of the family Braconidae
  • Russian: браконид (brakonid) — any species of the family Braconidae
  • Spanish: bracónido — any species of the family Braconidae
  • Swedish: brackstekel — any species of the family Braconidae
  • Ukrainian: браконід (brakonid) — any species of the family Braconidae