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sphecid

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sphe⋅cid

[sfee-sid]
–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the Sphecidae, a family of solitary wasps, including the mud daubers, sand wasps, etc.
–noun
2. a sphecid wasp.

Origin:
< NL Sphecidae, equiv. to Sphec- (s. of Sphex) name of a genus (< Gk sphêx wasp) + -idae -idae; see -id 2
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