| 释义 |
cow killer in American English US a large velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting cow killer in American Englishnounthe wingless female of any of several velvet ants, esp Dasymutilla occidentalis, of the southern U.S., which inflicts a painful sting Word origin [1885–90, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: lineup, reactor, scrum, sensitization, toner |