What does cicada killer mean?

cicada killer means "large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas".

What is another word for cicada killer?

Close synonyms include Sphecius speciosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cicada killer a common word?

cicada killer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Cicada killer — meaning and 1 synonym

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
SynonymsSphecius speciosis
Broaderdigger wasp
Part ofSphecius

Questions about cicada killer

What does cicada killer mean?: cicada killer means "large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas".
What is another word for cicada killer?: Close synonyms include Sphecius speciosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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