VELVET ANT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("velvet ant" is a kind of...):

wasp (social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting)

Holonyms ("velvet ant" is a member of...):

family Mutillidae; Mutillidae (a family of wasps)

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