• (n. pl.) A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young when hatched.
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<entomology> A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young when hatched. ... Alternative forms: Fossoria. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Fossor digger, fr. Fodere to dig. ... (30 Mar 1998) ...
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Fos·so'res noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
fossor... digger, from
fodere to dig.]
(Zoology) A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young ...
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fossores A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in the earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of other insects to serve as food of their young after they hatch.
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