(n)any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects, Syn.chalcid wasp, chalcid, chalcidfly
[ From Gr. chalko`s copper; in allusion to its metallic colors. ] (Zool.) One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididæ. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. chalcis a lizard, Gr. chalki`s. ] (Zool.) One of a tropical family of snakelike lizards (Chalcidæ), having four small or rudimentary legs. [ 1913 Webster ]