genus cynips

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   type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps

   SynonymsCynips

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofCynipidae

Questions about genus cynips

What does genus cynips mean?

genus cynips means "type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps".

What is another word for genus cynips?

Close synonyms include Cynips. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cynips a common word?

genus cynips is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.