Amphibolips

noun

Am·​phib·​o·​lips

amˈfibəˌlips

: a genus of gall wasps including forms responsible for many of the large oak-apple galls

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek amphibolos ambiguous, doubtful + ips woodworm

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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