mutillid
/mjuːˈtɪlɪd/Entomology
noun
Any of various solitary fossorial parasitic wasps constituting the family Mutillidae; a velvet ant.
adjective
Of or belonging to the family Mutillidae; of the nature of a mutillid.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Science. From scientific Latin Mutillidae, family name (J. F. Stephens Syst. Catal. British Insects 357; earlier †Mutilladae, †Mutillida) from Mutilla + -idae.