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HORNTAIL

\hˈɔːnte͡ɪl], \hˈɔːnte‍ɪl], \h_ˈɔː_n_t_eɪ_l]\

Definitions of HORNTAIL

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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