horntail
[ hawrn-teyl ]
noun
any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
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The larva soon finds its victim, the grub of the Pigeon horntail, and lives on it to its destruction.
Wood and Forest | William Noyes
British Dictionary definitions for horntail
horntail
/ (ˈhɔːnˌteɪl) /
noun
any of various large wasplike insects of the hymenopterous family Siricidae, the females of which have a strong stout ovipositor and lay their eggs in the wood of felled trees: Also called: wood wasp
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