Sphecius

Sphecius
noun
large solitary wasps: cicada killer
• Syn: ↑genus Sphecius
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Stizidae, ↑family Stizidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑cicada killer, ↑Sphecius speciosis

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\\ˈsfēsh(ē)əs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sphec-, Sphex — more at sphex
: a cosmopolitan genus of large solitary wasps (family Stizidae) including the cicada killer

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