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mason wasp

noun

  1. any of several solitary wasps, as Rygchium dorsale, that construct nests of mud or clay.

mason wasp

noun

  1. a solitary wasp of the genus Odynerus that excavates its nest in sand or the mortar of old walls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mason wasp1

First recorded in 1785–95
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Example Sentences

The mason wasp (Epipone spinipes) builds its cells and lays its eggs, one in each cell.

In such a bank, the mason-wasp bores a tubular gallery two or three inches deep.

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