HyperDic: cicada_killer

English > 1 sense of the expression cicada killer:
NOUNanimalcicada killer, Sphecius speciosislarge black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
English > cicada killer: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas.
SynonymSphecius speciosis
Member ofSphecius, genus Spheciuslarge solitary wasps
Broaderdigger waspsolitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae

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