Sceliphron

noun

Scel·​i·​phron

ˈseləˌfrän,

sə̇ˈlifrən

: a genus of wasps (family Sphecidae) comprising many common mud daubers and having the first segment of the abdomen narrowed into a long smooth round petiole

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek skeliphron, neuter of skeliphros dry, parched; akin to Greek skellein to dry up

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