Definitions for velvet ant
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vel′vet ant`(n.)
any of several fuzzy, often brightly colored wasps of the family Mutillidae, the wingless, antlike female of which inflicts a severe sting.
Category: Entomology
Origin of velvet ant:
1740–50, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
velvet ant(noun)
a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless
Wiktionary
velvet ant(Noun)
A wasp of the family Mutillidae with dense hair and whose wingless females resemble ants.
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