sphex

See also: Sphex

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sfɛks/

Noun

sphex (plural spheges)

1. (zoology) Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.

   Synonym: digger wasp

Derived terms

• sphexish, antisphexish

References

• “sphex”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.