horntail Sentence Examples

  1. The horntail's ovipositor is as long as its body.
  2. Horntails are parasitic on wood-boring insects.
  3. The horntail's larvae feed on the wood of the host tree.
  4. Horntails can fly up to 5 miles in a single day.
  5. The horntail's sting is painful but not usually dangerous to humans.
  6. Horntails are found in all parts of the world except Antarctica.
  7. The horntail's body is elongated and cylindrical, with a pair of long, slender antennae.
  8. Horntails are active during the day and night.
  9. The horntail's life cycle takes about a year to complete.
  10. Horntails are important members of the forest ecosystem.

horntail Meaning

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horntail (n.)

Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.

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Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovip

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The horntail's ovipositor is as long as its body.

Horntails are parasitic on wood-boring insects.

The horntail's larvae feed on the wood of the host tree.

Horntails can fly up to 5 miles in a single day.