horntail

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hôrntāl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
horn•tail  (hôrntāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsany of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
  • horn + tail1 1880–85


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