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a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas.[1890-95]
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cicada killer
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cicada-killer wasp — ▪ insect a species of large wasp in the family Sphecidae (order Hymenoptera) that is black or rusty in colour with yellow abdominal bands, similar in appearance to a hornet. Individuals range in size from 2.5 to 3.8 cm (1 to 1.5 inches).… … Universalium
cicada killer — noun large black or rust colored wasp that preys on cicadas • Syn: ↑Sphecius speciosis • Hypernyms: ↑digger wasp • Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecius, ↑genus Sphecius * * * noun : a lar … Useful english dictionary
Eastern cicada killer — Taxobox name = Eastern Cicada Killer image width = 240px image caption = Adult male (left) and female regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea… … Wikipedia
Cicada — For other uses, see Cicada (disambiguation). Cicada Annual cicada, Tibicen linnei Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Sphecius — Cicada killer wasp redirects here. See also below for other taxa named thus. Cicada killer wasps Mating Western Cicada Killers, Sphecius grandis (Big Bend, Texas, USA). The male is uppermost. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
cicadakiller — cicada killer n. A large wasp (Sphecius speciosus) that preys on cicadas. * * * … Universalium
Sphecius — Sphecius … Wikipedia Español
Tibicen — Linne s cicada, Tibicen linnei Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… … Universalium
Sphecius — noun large solitary wasps: cicada killer • Syn: ↑genus Sphecius • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Stizidae, ↑family Stizidae … Useful english dictionary
