horntail

Noun

Meaning

Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sawyer sawfly woodwasp wood wasp hymenopteran insect wasplike insect siricidae timber wasp wood-eating sawfly wood-borer wood-boring insect wood-boring wasp wood-burrowing wasp wood-destroying wasp wood-drilling wasp
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Close letter words and terms

hornstone hornswoggle hornswoggler hornwork hornworm hornwort