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Stizidae

noun

cicada killers

• Syn: ↑family Stizidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sphecoidea, ↑superfamily Sphecoidea

• Member Meronyms: ↑Sphecius, ↑genus Sphecius

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\\ˈstizəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Stizus, type genus (from Greek stizein to tattoo) + -idae — more at stick

: a family of sphecoid wasps that includes the cicada killer

Useful english dictionary. 2012.