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sphex

Pronunciation: /sfɛks/

The English word “sphex” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.

Etymology

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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