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 noun
-rən
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from tubulifer tubuliferous