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Webster 1913 Edition


Rubytail

Ru′by-tailˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A European gold wasp (
Chrysis ignita
) which has the under side of the abdomen bright red, and the other parts deep bluish green with a metallic luster. The larva is parasitic in the nests of other wasps and of bees.

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rubytail

rubytail

English

Noun

rubytail (plural rubytails)

  1. A European wasp, Chrysis ignita, with a bright red underside of the abdomen.