• (n.) Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of Sand wasp, under Sand.
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<zoology> Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. ... <zoology> Sphex fly, any one of numerous species of small dipterous flies of the genus Conops and allied genera. The form of the body is similar to that of a sphex. ... O...
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Sphex noun [ New Latin , from Greek ........., ........., a wasp.]
(Zoology) Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus
Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See
Illust. of
Sand wasp , under
Sand...
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