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horntail

[ hawrn-teyl ]

noun

  1. any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.


horntail

/ ˈ³óɔ˲ÔËŒ³Ù±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. 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 calledwood wasp
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Origin of horntail1

First recorded in 1880–85; horn + tail 1
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“It will eat hundreds of different plants,†Smith said, adding that researchers have watched quarantined horntail snails eat.

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The department has also been trying to eradicate giant African land snails in the same area, and Smith said the tools they’ve used in that effort will help them with the horntail snail.

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You will also get all of the following objects, which are no-joke included in this monster: a Great Hall with buildable stained glass windows, a gramophone, a potion jar, a chess board, a Goblet of Fire, 27 minifigs and a buildable Hungarian Horntail dragon, which for all we know is a living breathing thing that will take over your basement.

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“I told her it’s a Hungarian Horntail,†said Ginny, turning a page of the newspaper idly.

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The Hungarian Horntail feeds on goats, sheep and, whenever possible, humans.

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