sphecid

[ sfee-sid ]
/ ˈsfi sɪd /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Sphecidae, a family of solitary wasps, including the mud daubers, sand wasps, etc.

noun

a sphecid wasp.

Origin of sphecid

< New Latin Sphecidae, equivalent to Sphec- (stem of Sphex) name of a genus (< Greek sphêx wasp) + -idae -idae; see -id2

Words nearby sphecid

sphaero-, sphagnous, sphagnum, sphairee, sphalerite, sphecid, sphen-, sphene, sphenic, sphenion, spheno-