Cephid

/ˈsɛfɪd/ noun

A member of the family Cephidae, a group of parasitic wasps that lay eggs in or on other insects.

From the family name Cephidae + '-id' (suffix indicating a member of a group). The family name derives from Greek 'kephale' (head), referring to the head-dominated appearance of these wasps.

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