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SPHECIUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large solitary wasps: cicada killer

Synonyms:

genus Sphecius; Sphecius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Sphecius" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Sphecius"):

cicada killer; Sphecius speciosis (large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas)

Holonyms ("Sphecius" is a member of...):

family Stizidae; Stizidae (cicada killers)

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