cicada killer
noun
a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas.
Words nearby cicada killer
cibarium, cibber, ciborium, cica, cicada, cicada killer, cicala, cicatrectomy, cicatricial alopecia, cicatricial horn, cicatricial tissue
Origin of cicada killer
First recorded in 1890–95
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