- Rubytail
- Rubytail Ru"by*tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A European gold wasp ({Chrysis ignita}) which has the under side of the abdomen bright red, and the other parts deep bluish green with a metallic luster. The larva is parasitic in the nests of other wasps and of bees. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.