Clistogastra
plural noun
Clis·to·gas·tra
\ˌklīstəˈgastrə, ˌklis-\
Definition of Clistogastra
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of clistogastra
New Latin, from cleist- + -gastra (from Greek gastr-, gastēr belly)
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