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CICADA KILLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
Synonyms:
cicada killer; Sphecius speciosis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cicada killer" is a kind of...):
digger wasp (solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae)
Holonyms ("cicada killer" is a member of...):
genus Sphecius; Sphecius (large solitary wasps: cicada killer)
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