tu·bu·lif·era \ˌt(y)übyəˈlif(ə)rə\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tubulifer tubuliferous 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 • tu·bu·lif·er·an\-rən\noun-s