sphecid

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the Sphecidae family of wasps.

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Meanings

adjectivesphecid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the Sphecidae family of wasps.

    The coloring indicates it’s a female. The males are smaller and mostly black. And you might not have been able to tell, but the sphecid wasps have a very narrow, threadlike waist.

    2016 September 8, Joan Morris, “What’s been stealing my stuffing?”, in The Mercury News
nounsphecid (plural sphecids)

plural sphecids

  1. A wasp in the Sphecidae family.
Cite this entry
APA

sphecid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphecid

MLA

“sphecid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphecid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphecid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphecid.

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