HORNTAIL


Meaning of HORNTAIL in English

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 the plant

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