sand wasp

noun

1. any of certain sphecid wasps of the subfamily Bembicinae that nest in the ground and are common along the seashore.

sand wasp

noun

1. a solitary wasp of the subfamily Sphecinae, a subgroup of the digger wasps most of which nest in sandy ground

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand wasp¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

It was the gigantic descendant of the hairy sand-wasp, differing only in size from its far-away, remote ancestors on Earth.

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Astonishing nonsense is often spoken of the sand wasp's knowledge of anatomy.

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This is the terrible enemy against which the Sand-Wasp comes to our aid.

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Some of these grains the Sand-Wasp does not treat as she does the rest.

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It was a wasp—the hairy sand-wasp—and it was bringing a paralyzed gray caterpillar to its burrow.

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