Sphex

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noun

ˈsfeks

1

: a genus of wasps that is the type of the family Sphecidae

2

sphex plural spheges

ˈsfē(ˌ)jēz

also sphexes : any wasp of the genus Sphex

Sphex

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taxonomic synonym of chlorion

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek sphēk-, sphēx wasp

New Latin

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