mud dauber

mud daub

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhd dawb]
- /mʌd dɔb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhd dawb]
- /mʌd dɔb/

Definitions of mud dauber words

noun mud dauber any of several wasps of the family Sphecidae that build a nest of mud cells and provision it with spiders or insects. 1
noun mud dauber any of various wasps of the family Sphecidae, that construct cells of mud or clay in which they lay their eggs and store live insects as food for the developing larvae 0
noun mud dauber any of various narrow-waisted wasps (family Sphecidae) that build cells of hard, caked mud for their larvae 0

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Origin of mud dauber

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Mud dauber

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mud dauber popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mud dauber usage trend in Literature

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