Home › Words › H › horntailhorntailhorntail means the wood wasp.EtymologyFrom horn + tail.nounThe wood wasp.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.siricid 65% match — Any of the family Siricidae of horntails, certain woodwasps. vs horntail →hornworm 64% match — A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process. vs horntail →woodborer 59% match — Any woodboring insect. vs horntail →carpenterworm 59% match — The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae vs horntail →horseworm 58% match — The larva of a botfly. vs horntail →ichneumoned 57% match — parasitized by an ichneumon wasp vs horntail →humbuzz 57% match — The cockchafer. vs horntail →basketworm 57% match — The larva of a psychid moth. vs horntail →