Tubulifera

plural noun

Tu·​bu·​lif·​era

ˌt(y)übyəˈlif(ə)rə

1

in some classifications : a group of Hymenoptera comprising the families Serphidae and Chrysididae or the Chrysididae alone and being distinguished by a tubular ovipositor

2

: a suborder of Thysanoptera including those that have the last segment of the abdomen tubular

tubuliferan

-rən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tubulifer tubuliferous

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