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Cynips
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Translingual
thumb|larva of Cynips quercusfolii species Cynips quercusfolii in a broken oak gall
Etymology
mul la-new -, altered from mul la-lat cyniphes a kind of stinging insect, corrupt form of mul grc κνίψ, varying with grc σκνίψ, applied to several types of insects, especially such as live under the bark of trees
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Cynipidae typical gall wasps
Hypernyms
genus ; Cynipinae subfamily subfamily; Cynipini tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Cynips conspicua species (fuzzy gall wasp), Cynips divisa species (red-pea gall), Cynips douglasii species (spined turbaned gall wasp), Cynips mirabilis species (speckled gall wasp), Cynips multipunctata species (gray midrib gall wasp), Cynips quercusechinus species (urchin gall wasp), Cynips quercusfolii species (common oak gall wasp) selected species
Derived terms
Xenocynips genus
Descendants
la Cynips 1
References
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mul Hymenopterans
Latin
Etymology
la :bor mul:Cynips 1 1
Pronunciation
Cynips
Noun
Cynips/Cynip<3.both> f
la taxonomic name Any gall wasp of the genus Cynips genus.
la Caput I. Historia culturae Ichneumonidum. Ichneumonologia europaea. 1 1829 10 Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst 2) plurimas species familiae ultimae, earumque alias cum genere Cynipum conjungebat, aliasautem in novum genus, Diplolepis adpellatum, antennis filiformibus quatuordecim-articulatis, abdomine ovato, ad latera compresso, subtus acuto, petiolo brevi thoraci connexo, definitum, redigebat.
Declension
Cynips/Cynip<3.both>
la Hymenopterans