mutillidn.adj.

Brit.

/mjuːˈtɪlɪd/, U.S.

/mjuˈtɪlɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mutillidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mutillidae, family name (J. F. Stephens Syst. Catal. Brit. Insects (1829) 357; earlier †Mutilladae (W. E. Leach in G. Samouelle Entomologist's Useful Compendium (1819) 273), †Mutillida (W. E. Leach in Edinb. Encycl. (c1810) VII. 147)) < Mutilla Mutilla n. + -idae (see -id suffix³).

Entomology.

A. n.

Any of various solitary fossorial parasitic wasps constituting the family Mutillidae; a velvet ant.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > family Mutillidae > member of

ant1625

velvet ant1748

mutillid1895

1895 Science 6 Sept. 312/2 T. D. A. Cockerell describes a couple of new bees and some new Coccidæ and adds a note on a Mutillid.

1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants xiv. 244 Existing mutillids, however, present two highly specialized characters..: they are, so far as is known, parasitic and their females are wingless.

1913 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 4 June 955/2 1 ♀ Mutillid and 1 Clerid beetle mimicking it in a very remarkable manner.

1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 299/1 The mutillids chirp with a sound like that of boiling water.

1991 P. Atherton tr. J. Zahradník Bees, Wasps & Ants 96 In such weakened colonies the mutillids can outnumber the hatched bumblebees.

B. adj.

Of or belonging to the family Mutillidae; of the nature of a mutillid.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to wasps > relating to mutillid

mutillid1895

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Mutillidæ Mutillid, a. & n.

1900 Amer. Naturalist 34 353 The cow-killer ant (burrowing mutillid wasp, female wingless), Sphærophthalma sp.

1931 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 17 June 704/2 A Mutillid model and its spider mimic.

1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies xviii. 338/1 Several observers..have witnessed guard bees protecting their nests against mutillid wasps and ants.

1993 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 66 108 Circumstantial evidence suggests nest parasitism by the mutillid wasp Dasymutilla quadriguttata.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mutillid
释义	mutillidn.adj. Brit. /mjuːˈtɪlɪd/, U.S. /mjuˈtɪlɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mutillidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mutillidae, family name (J. F. Stephens Syst. Catal. Brit. Insects (1829) 357; earlier †Mutilladae (W. E. Leach in G. Samouelle Entomologist's Useful Compendium (1819) 273), †Mutillida (W. E. Leach in Edinb. Encycl. (c1810) VII. 147)) < Mutilla Mutilla n. + -idae (see -id suffix³). Entomology. A. n. Any of various solitary fossorial parasitic wasps constituting the family Mutillidae; a velvet ant. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > the wasps > family Mutillidae > member of ant1625 velvet ant1748 mutillid1895 1895 Science 6 Sept. 312/2 T. D. A. Cockerell describes a couple of new bees and some new Coccidæ and adds a note on a Mutillid. 1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants xiv. 244 Existing mutillids, however, present two highly specialized characters..: they are, so far as is known, parasitic and their females are wingless. 1913 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 4 June 955/2 1 ♀ Mutillid and 1 Clerid beetle mimicking it in a very remarkable manner. 1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 299/1 The mutillids chirp with a sound like that of boiling water. 1991 P. Atherton tr. J. Zahradník Bees, Wasps & Ants 96 In such weakened colonies the mutillids can outnumber the hatched bumblebees. B. adj. Of or belonging to the family Mutillidae; of the nature of a mutillid. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to wasps > relating to mutillid mutillid1895 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Mutillidæ Mutillid, a. & n. 1900 Amer. Naturalist 34 353 The cow-killer ant (burrowing mutillid wasp, female wingless), Sphærophthalma sp. 1931 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 17 June 704/2 A Mutillid model and its spider mimic. 1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies xviii. 338/1 Several observers..have witnessed guard bees protecting their nests against mutillid wasps and ants. 1993 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 66 108 Circumstantial evidence suggests nest parasitism by the mutillid wasp Dasymutilla quadriguttata. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1895
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