Sphex
/sfɛks/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes).
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes).