English Explanatory Dictionary

sphex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.

Pronunciation

/sfɛks/

Word forms

sphex spheges

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes).

Synonyms

digger wasp

Derived words

sphexish antisphexish
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