English Explanatory Dictionary

tarantula hawk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of spider wasp (family Pompilidae), with a painful sting, that deposits an egg on its prey, which include tarantulas, the larvae feeding from the living prey.

Word forms

tarantula hawk tarantula hawks
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