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gaster

[ gas-ter ]

/ ˈgæs tər /

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noun

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

Nearby words

Origin of gaster

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

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Examples from the Web for gaster

It marched with Schwytz against Wesen and the district of the Gaster.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
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
And a similar origin for Gaster's text is now thought far from unlikely.
The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study|William Heaford Daubney
I couldn't, madam,' she said when Mrs. Gaster asked her to stay.
Mrs. Raffles|John Kendrick Bangs

I have already spoken to Mrs. Gaster about it and she is delighted with the idea.
Mrs. Raffles|John Kendrick Bangs

Medicine definitions for gaster

gaster

[ găs′tər ]

n.

The stomach.

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