blastophaga

noun

blas·​toph·​a·​ga

blaˈstäfəgə

1

capitalized : a common genus of fig wasps essential to the pollination of Smyrna figs

2

plural blastophaga or blastophagas : a wasp of the genus Blastophaga

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from blast- + -phaga

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