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MUTILLIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mutillidae mean?
• MUTILLIDAE (noun)
The noun MUTILLIDAE has 1 sense:
1. a family of wasps
Familiarity information: MUTILLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of wasps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Mutillidae; Mutillidae
Hypernyms ("Mutillidae" is a kind of...):
hymenopter; hymenopteran; hymenopteron; hymenopterous insect (insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing)
Meronyms (members of "Mutillidae"):
velvet ant (a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless)
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