SUPERFAMILY SPHECOIDEA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Families Sphecidae and Stizidae

Synonyms:

Sphecoidea; superfamily Sphecoidea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("superfamily Sphecoidea" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "superfamily Sphecoidea"):

sphecoid; sphecoid wasp (any of various solitary wasps)

family Sphecidae; Sphecidae (mud daubers; some digger wasps)

family Stizidae; Stizidae (cicada killers)

Holonyms ("superfamily Sphecoidea" is a member of...):

Hymenoptera; order Hymenoptera (an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.)