claviger noun4 •A group within genus Lasius (formerly considered a subgenera Acanthomyops) of bright yellow to orange species of ant that have 3 maxillary palps and give off a distinctive citronella odor when disturbed. The group name comes from their club-shaped palps.Standing body hairs are relatively less numerous and longer in claviger. — 1968 •A species of mosquito, Anopheles claviger.Over much of its range claviger lays eggs without a blood meal, whereas forms requiring blood for egg laying have been observed on the Black Sea coast. — 1949 •One who carries a club; a club bearer.They goaded him into testing one of his planes, tricked him into throwing one out of the window to see if it would glide, and it did; it glided right into a claviger patrolling outside. — 2013 •One who carries the keys to a place; a keyholder.They were incensed that the claviger Bernat Mola not only slept in the church, but that by night he allowed “dishonest people and tricksters” in to gamble. — 2010 formsclavigers
