mud wasp

noun Chiefly North Midland and Western U.S.

any of several wasps, as the mud dauber, that construct a nest of mud.

Origin of mud wasp

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

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Historical Examples of mud wasp

This is the Mud-wasp at work, building a strong mud-nest for her family.
Woodland Tales
Ernest Seton-Thompson
The grub was sound asleep, and would have come out next spring, as a big steel-blue Mud-wasp had I let him alone.
Woodland Tales
Ernest Seton-Thompson
If you look under the roof of any wooden barn in Eastern America you are likely to see the nest of the common Mud-wasp.
Woodland Tales
Ernest Seton-Thompson