spider wasp

noun

Any of the solitary wasps in the Pompilidae family, which feed on spiders; a pompilid.

Meanings

nounspider wasp (plural spider wasps)

plural spider wasps

  1. Any of the solitary wasps in the Pompilidae family, which feed on spiders; a pompilid.

Translations

Finnish tiepistiäinen
  • tiepistiäinensolitary wasp in the Pompilidae family
Spanish pompílido
  • pompílidosolitary wasp in the Pompilidae family
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Chicago

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