genus sphecius

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   large solitary wasps: cicada killer

   SynonymsSphecius

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofStizidae

Questions about genus sphecius

What does genus sphecius mean?

genus sphecius means "large solitary wasps: cicada killer".

What is another word for genus sphecius?

Close synonyms include Sphecius. 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 genus sphecius a common word?

genus sphecius 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.