sand wasp

noun

Any member of the genus Ammophila of narrow-waisted hunting wasps, sometimes placed in Sphecidae.

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Meanings

nounsand wasp (plural sand wasps)

plural sand wasps

  1. A predatory crabronid wasp that builds burrowlike nests in the ground:
    1. Any member of the genus Ammophila of narrow-waisted hunting wasps, sometimes placed in Sphecidae.
    2. Any of tribe Bembicini
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APA

sand wasp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20wasp

MLA

“sand wasp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20wasp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sand wasp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20wasp.

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