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DIGGER WASP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("digger wasp" is a kind of...):
sphecoid; sphecoid wasp (any of various solitary wasps)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digger wasp"):
cicada killer; Sphecius speciosis (large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas)
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