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sphecid

sphe·cid [ sfssid ] (plural sphe·cids)


noun 
Definition:
 
wasp making own nest: a wasp, closely related to the bee, that hunts other insects and makes its own individual nest, often by burrowing in sand or soil. Family Sphecidae.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Sphecidae< Greek sphēk- "wasp"]
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