horntail


horn·tail

H0279900 (hôrn′tāl′)n. Any of various sawflies of the family Siricidae, having a spine at the end of the abdomen and, in the female, a long stout ovipositor.

horntail

(ˈhɔːnˌteɪl) n (Animals) 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

horn•tail

(ˈhɔrnˌteɪl)

n. any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor. [1880–85]