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sphecid

American  
[sfee-sid] / ˈsfi sɪd /

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Sphecidae, a family of solitary wasps, including the mud daubers, sand wasps, etc.

noun

  1. a sphecid wasp.

Etymology

Origin of sphecid

< New Latin Sphecidae, equivalent to Sphec- (stem of Sphex ) name of a genus (< Greek sphêx wasp) + -idae -idae; -id 2

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The tarantulas may be baby-eaters and sibling eaters and husband-killers, but the truly ghastly actor in this story is the Pompilid or Sphecid wasp, a spider's worst enemy.

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