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spider wasp

noun

any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.

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Origin of spider wasp

First recorded in 1810–20

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019