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Microgaster

noun
Mi·cro·gas·ter | \ˌmīkrōˈgastə(r)\

Definition of Microgaster 

: a genus of small braconid wasps whose larvae are parasitic on various caterpillars

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New Latin, from micr- + -gaster

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