The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
horntail — [hôrn′tāl΄] n. any of a family (Siricidae) of hymenopteran insects, whose adult female has a horny, taillike extension for depositing eggs in tree trunks, in which the larvae burrow … English World dictionary
Horntail — Taxobox name = Horntails image width = 250px image caption = Giant horntail ( Urocerus gigas ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Symphyta superfamilia = Siricoidea familia = Siricidae subdivision … Wikipedia
horntail — noun Date: 1884 any of various hymenopterous insects (family Siricidae) related to the typical sawflies but having females with a stout hornlike ovipositor and larvae that burrow in woody plants … New Collegiate Dictionary
horntail — /hawrn tayl /, n. any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor. [1880 85; HORN + TAIL1] * * * ▪ wasp any of about 85 species of solitary (nonsocial), primitive wasps (order Hymenoptera) … Universalium
horntail — horn•tail [[t]ˈhɔrnˌteɪl[/t]] n. ent any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
horntail — /ˈhɔnteɪl/ (say hawntayl) noun any of various wasp like insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a horn like spine at the end of the abdomen …
horntail — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various insects constituting a family (Siricidae) of Hymenoptera related to the typical sawflies but having larvae that burrow in woody plants and on the females a stout hornlike ovipositor for depositing the egg within… … Useful english dictionary
pigeon horntail — noun or pigeon tremex : a large American horntail (Tremex columba) having a burrowing larva that is preyed upon by a large ichneumon fly (Thallesa lunator) … Useful english dictionary
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