rubytail
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Chrysis_scutellaris_%28Hymenoptera%29.jpg/220px-Chrysis_scutellaris_%28Hymenoptera%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]rubytail (plural rubytails)
- A European wasp, Chrysis ignita, with a bright red underside of the abdomen.
- Synonym: ruby-tailed wasp
References
[edit]- “rubytail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.