mud wasp
noun Chiefly North Midland and Western U.S.
any of several wasps, as the mud dauber, that construct a nest of mud.
Origin of mud wasp
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Words nearby mud wasp
mud slide,
mud snake,
mud stream,
mud turtle,
mud volcano,
mud wasp,
mud-wrestling,
mudanjiang,
mudcap,
mudcat,
mudder
Example sentences from the Web for mud wasp
This is the Mud-wasp at work, building a strong mud-nest for her family.
Woodland Tales |Ernest Seton-ThompsonIf you look under the roof of any wooden barn in Eastern America you are likely to see the nest of the common Mud-wasp.
Woodland Tales |Ernest Seton-ThompsonThe grub was sound asleep, and would have come out next spring, as a big steel-blue Mud-wasp had I let him alone.
Woodland Tales |Ernest Seton-Thompson