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mud dauber

/məd ˌdɔbər/
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Other forms: mud daubers

Definitions of mud dauber
  1. noun
    wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae
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    type of:
    sphecoid, sphecoid wasp
    any of various solitary wasps
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