The Anaxyelidae are a wood wasp family within the Symphyta, containing only a single living species, Syntexis libocedrii, (also called the cedar wood wasp or incense-cedar wood wasp), though the family has an extensive Mesozoic fossil record; this species is thus a `living fossil`. It has the remarkable behavior of ovipositing only in recently b.....
liquefaction; melting; wasting
Emaciation or wasting. ... Origin: G. Syn-texis, a melting together ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sin-tek′sis Definitions: 1. Emaciation or wasting.