Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the abdomen red: specifically noting the rubytails or Chrysididæ. See cut under
Chrysididæ .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.
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A green and purple ruby-tailed wasp, the nemesis of many a mason wasp brood, arrived.
Country diary: Durham coast Phil Gates 2010
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