Cynips

Translingual
larva of Cynips quercusfolii in a broken oak gall

Etymology

New Latin, altered from Late Latin cyniphes (“a kind of stinging insect”), corrupt form of Ancient Greek κνίψ (kníps), varying with σκνίψ (skníps), applied to several types of insects, especially such as live under the bark of trees

Proper noun

Cynips f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cynipidae – typical gall wasps.

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