- sphecoid wasp
- nounany of various solitary wasps• Syn: ↑sphecoid• Hypernyms: ↑wasp• Hyponyms: ↑mason wasp, ↑digger wasp, ↑mud dauber• Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecoidea, ↑superfamily Sphecoidea
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sphecoid wasp
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sphecoid — noun any of various solitary wasps • Syn: ↑sphecoid wasp • Hypernyms: ↑wasp • Hyponyms: ↑mason wasp, ↑digger wasp, ↑mud dauber • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
mason wasp — noun 1. solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young • Hypernyms: ↑sphecoid wasp, ↑sphecoid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sceliphron, ↑genus Sceliphron 2. any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for… … Useful english dictionary
digger wasp — noun solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae • Hypernyms: ↑sphecoid wasp, ↑sphecoid • Hyponyms: ↑cicada killer, ↑Sphecius speciosis … Useful english dictionary
mud dauber — noun wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae • Hypernyms: ↑sphecoid wasp, ↑sphecoid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecidae, ↑family Sphecidae … Useful english dictionary
Sphecoidea — noun families Sphecidae and Stizidae • Syn: ↑superfamily Sphecoidea • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑order Hymenoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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