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SPHECIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphecius mean?
• SPHECIUS (noun)
The noun SPHECIUS has 1 sense:
1. large solitary wasps: cicada killer
Familiarity information: SPHECIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large solitary wasps: cicada killer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sphecius; Sphecius
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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