Clistogastra

plural noun

Clis·​to·​gas·​tra

ˌklīstəˈgastrə,

ˌklis-

: a suborder of Hymenoptera including the ants, typical wasps, and bees, all having a legless grub as larva and a constricted second abdominal segment that forms a narrow waist or petiole compare chalastrogastra

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cleist- + -gastra (from Greek gastr-, gastēr belly)

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