Definition of Sphecoid wasp

1. Noun. Any of various solitary wasps.

Exact synonyms: Sphecoid
Generic synonyms: Wasp
Group relationships: Sphecoidea, Superfamily Sphecoidea
Specialized synonyms: Mason Wasp, Digger Wasp, Mud Dauber

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphecoid Wasp

sphagnum moss
sphagnums
sphairistike
sphalerite
sphalerites
sphaleron
sphaleronic
sphalerons
sphallolalia
sphear
spheare
spheares
sphears
sphecid
sphecoid
sphecoid wasp (current term)
spheksophobia
sphene
sphenes
sphenethmoid
sphenethmoidal
sphenic
sphenic number
sphenic numbers
sphenion
spheniscan
spheniscans
spheniscidite
sphenisciform seabird
spheno-

Literary usage of Sphecoid wasp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... bees and wasps) in sphecoid wasp ancestors at least by the middle the order Hymenoptera range in size from indi- Cretaceous 120 million years ago, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Sphecoid wasp on Dictionary.com!Search for Sphecoid wasp on Thesaurus.com!Search for Sphecoid wasp on Google!Search for Sphecoid wasp on Wikipedia!

Search