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mud dauber

noun

  1. any of several wasps of the family Sphecidae that build a nest of mud cells and provision it with spiders or insects.


mud dauber

noun

  1. any of various wasps of the family Sphecidae, that construct cells of mud or clay in which they lay their eggs and store live insects as food for the developing larvae See also digger wasp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mud dauber1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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