Horntail

Horntail
Horntail Horn"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of family ({Urocerid[ae]}) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larv[ae] bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females. [1913 Webster]

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