Definition of Chalastogastra
:a suborder of Hymenoptera including the sawflies and horntails and characterized by the caterpillarlike larvae and by having the abdomen attached to the thorax by a broad base
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Chalastogastra
plural noun
Cha·las·to·gas·tra
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kəˌlastəˈgastrə
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Origin and Etymology of chalastogastra
New Latin, from Late Greek chalastos loose + New Latin -gastra (from Greek gastr-, gastēr belly)
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