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horntail

horn·tail [ háwrn tàyl ] (plural horn·tails)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect resembling wasp: an insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae burrow in wood. The female has a specialized egg-laying organ ovipositor used to lay eggs in wood. Family Siricidae.

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