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