Associations to the word «Chalcis»

Wiktionary

CHALCIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Chalcididae   — type genus of chalcid wasps.
CHALCIS, proper noun. A city in Euboea, Greece.

Dictionary definition

CHALCIS, noun. Type genus of the Chalcididae.

Wise words

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John Locke