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 pluralUsage: 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.