| English Dictionary |
STIZIDAE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Stizidae mean?
• STIZIDAE (noun)
The noun STIZIDAE has 1 sense:
1. cicada killers
Familiarity information: STIZIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cicada killers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Stizidae; Stizidae
Hypernyms ("Stizidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Stizidae"):
genus Sphecius; Sphecius (large solitary wasps: cicada killer)
Holonyms ("Stizidae" is a member of...):
Sphecoidea; superfamily Sphecoidea (families Sphecidae and Stizidae)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Handsome is as handsome does." (English proverb)
"When the poor man is burried, the large bell of the parish is silent" (Breton proverb)
"A monkey that amuses me is better than a deer astray." (Arabic proverb)
"Keep throwing eggs on the wall." (Cypriot proverb)
"When the poor man is burried, the large bell of the parish is silent" (Breton proverb)
"A monkey that amuses me is better than a deer astray." (Arabic proverb)
"Keep throwing eggs on the wall." (Cypriot proverb)