DIGGER WASP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("digger wasp" is a kind of...):

sphecoid; sphecoid wasp (any of various solitary wasps)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digger wasp"):

cicada killer; Sphecius speciosis (large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas)

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