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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

कीट उदर

Pronunciation / Transliteration: keet udar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gaster/ˈɡæs.tər/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"ततैया का गॉस्टर या कीट उदर बहुत संवेदनशील होता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The bulbous posterior portion of the abdomen in hymenopteran insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, behind the propodeum and petiole.

    "The worker ant lifted its gaster defensively to spray formic acid at the intruder."
  2. 2

    An anatomical or historical term occasionally used to refer to the belly or stomach.

    "Early medical texts sometimes referred to gastric regions using roots derived from the ancient gaster."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word gastēr, meaning stomach or belly. In modern biological terminology, it was adopted into English in the late 19th century to specifically designate the bulbous posterior part of the abdomen in hymenopteran insects such as ants, bees, and wasps.

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