Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parasitoid wasp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: par-a-sitoid wasp
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large subportion of taxonomically closely-related wasp taxa who engage in parasitoidism; usually defined as the spider wasps (Pompilidae), ichneumonoids, orussoids, chalcidoids, and platygastroids.

Etymology

From parasitoid + wasp.

Inflected Forms

parasitoid wasps (plural)

Questions

What does parasitoid wasp mean?: A large subportion of taxonomically closely-related wasp taxa who engage in parasitoidism; usually defined as the spider wasps (Pompilidae), ichneumonoids, orussoids, chalcidoids, and platygastroids.
Where does parasitoid wasp come from?: From parasitoid + wasp.

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