| velvet ant n. Any of various brightly colored wasps of the family Mutillidae, the females of which are wingless and have a coat of velvety hair. |
velvet ant
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a solitary digger wasp of the family Mutillidae
[so named from the wingless female]
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| Noun | 1. |  velvet ant - a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are winglesswasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting family Mutillidae, Mutillidae - a family of wasps |
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