gaster
(in ants, bees, wasps, and other hymenopterous insects) the part of the abdomen behind the petiole.
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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 BangsThe 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 BangsIt 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 BangsBut 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 LandorInsurrection borders on mind, riot on the stomach; gaster grows irritated; but gaster, assuredly, is not always in the wrong.
Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
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