velvet ant

noun

A wasp of the family Mutillidae with dense hair and whose wingless females resemble ants.

Meanings

nounvelvet ant (plural velvet ants)

plural velvet ants

  1. A wasp of the family Mutillidae with dense hair and whose wingless females resemble ants.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蟻蜂 /蚁蜂
  • 蟻蜂 /蚁蜂 (yǐfēng)Translations
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