Braconid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Braconid is a noun meaning Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
Meaning
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.
Example Sentences
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.
Other studies have identified potential examples (7), and, because D. alloeum is just one member of a guild of parasitic braconids attacking R. pomonella, it is possible that sympatric host races of Diachasmimorpha mellea and Utetes canaliculatus wasps are also associated with R. pomonella.
Word Forms
- braconids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include braconine, microgastrine, aphidiid, bradynobaenid, opiine, braulid.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.