SPHECIUS SPECIOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphecius speciosis mean? 

• SPHECIUS SPECIOSIS (noun)
  The noun SPHECIUS SPECIOSIS has 1 sense:

1. large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas

  Familiarity information: SPHECIUS SPECIOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPHECIUS SPECIOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cicada killer; Sphecius speciosis

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)