- Sphecius speciosis
- nounlarge black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas• Syn: ↑cicada killer• Hypernyms: ↑digger wasp• Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecius, ↑genus Sphecius
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Sphecius speciosis
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Sphecius — noun large solitary wasps: cicada killer • Syn: ↑genus Sphecius • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Stizidae, ↑family Stizidae … Useful english dictionary
genus Sphecius — noun large solitary wasps: cicada killer • Syn: ↑Sphecius • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Stizidae, ↑family Stizidae • … Useful english dictionary
cicada killer — noun large black or rust colored wasp that preys on cicadas • Syn: ↑Sphecius speciosis • Hypernyms: ↑digger wasp • Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecius, ↑genus Sphecius * * * noun : a lar … Useful english dictionary
cicada killer — a black or rust colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
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
