gaster

[ gas-ter ]

noun
  1. (in ants, bees, wasps, and other hymenopterous insects) the part of the abdomen behind the petiole.

Origin of gaster

1
First recorded in 1905–10, gaster is from the Greek word gastḗr paunch, belly

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How to use gaster in a sentence

  • Henriette had been to a bridge afternoon at Mrs. gaster's and upon her return manifested an extraordinary degree of excitement.

    Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick Bangs
  • The first big coup after my arrival, as the result of her genius, was in the affair of Mrs. gaster's maid.

    Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick Bangs
  • It took me a week to get at the iron-master; but finally, thanks to Mrs. gaster's letter of introduction, I succeeded.

    Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick Bangs
  • But among them was a gaster who was calmer than the swearer, and more prudent and conciliating than those he swore against.

    Imaginary Conversations and Poems | Walter Savage Landor
  • Insurrection borders on mind, riot on the stomach; gaster grows irritated; but gaster, assuredly, is not always in the wrong.

    Les Misrables | Victor Hugo