mud dauber
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mud dauber

noun

Definition of MUD DAUBER

: any of various wasps (especially family Sphecidae) that construct mud cells in which the female places an egg with spiders or insects paralyzed by a sting to serve as food for the larva

First Known Use of MUD DAUBER

1856

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