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dirigisme
diriment
dirk
Dirk Hartog Island
dirndl
dirt
dirt bike
dirt-cheap
dirt dauber
dirt dive
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dirt dauber
dirt daub·er (plural dirt daub·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
regional insects 
Same as  potter wasp

Regional History

Dirt dauber is used for the potter wasp across the entire South, and across Oklahoma and Texas, with scattered instances in the Midwest. Other terms for the potter wasp include mud dauber and mud wasp.
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