| 释义 |
cyn·ips
\ˈsinə̇ps\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin cinyphes, cinyphum gnat, modification of Greek knips insect infesting fig and oak trees; akin to Greek sknips, a kind of small worm, Middle English nippen to nip — more at nip
: a genus (the type of the family Cynipidae) of small gall wasps including a number that form galls on oaks |