sphecid
English
editAdjective
editsphecid (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Sphecidae family of wasps.
- 2016 September 8, Joan Morris, “What’s been stealing my stuffing?”, in The Mercury News:
- 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.
Noun
editsphecid (plural sphecids)
- A wasp in the Sphecidae family.