mud wasp

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noun Chiefly North Midland and Western U.S.

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

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Nearby words

mud slide, mud snake, mud stream, mud turtle, mud volcano, mud wasp, mud-wrestling, mudanjiang, mudcap, mudcat, mudder

Origin of mud wasp

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mud wasp

This is the Mud-wasp at work, building a strong mud-nest for her family.
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
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