sphex.
Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.
Meaning & usage
Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes). The plural spheges is likely a borrowing from Latin Sphēgēs.
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