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horntail

noun horn·tail \-ˌtāl\

Definition of HORNTAIL

:  any of various hymenopterous insects (family Siricidae) related to the typical sawflies but having females with a stout hornlike ovipositor and larvae that burrow in woody plants
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First Known Use of HORNTAIL

1884

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