SPHECIUS SPECIOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas

Synonyms:

cicada killer; Sphecius speciosis

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Nouns denoting animals

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

digger wasp (solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae)

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

genus Sphecius; Sphecius (large solitary wasps: cicada killer)

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