- mule killer
- noun
chiefly South : any of several arthropods:a. : whip scorpionb. : stick insectc. : mantisd. : wheel buge. : a mutillid wasp
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mule killer,= dragonfly. (Cf. ↑dragonfly)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mule killer
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