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Meaning of 'horntail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Horntail [ n.]
- Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.

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horal horaly horary horatian horde hordeic hordein hordeolum hordock hore

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