cicada killer

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English[edit]

Sphecius speciosus

Noun[edit]

cicada killer (plural cicada killers)

  1. Sphecius speciosus, a large digger wasp that hunts cicadas.
  2. Any wasp in the genus Sphecius, which also hunt cicadas.

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