sphex C2 Topic:Animals US /sfɛks/ UK /sfɛks/ See IPA manual Freq #858509 Meanings 1 noun a sand or digger wasp of the genus Sphex or a closely related genus The sphex dragged a paralyzed insect toward its nest burrow. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sand or digger wasp of... digger waspsand wasp Word family Related forms waspSphecidae Etymology Borrowed from the scientific genus name Sphex, from Greek sphex ("wasp"). Naturalists extended the genus name to individual sand or digger wasps of that genus and allied groups. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sphex **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sfɛks/ **IPA (UK):** /sfɛks/ **Frequency rank:** 858509 ## Meanings 1. a sand or digger wasp of the genus Sphex or a closely related genus ## Examples - The sphex dragged a paralyzed insect toward its nest burrow. ## Synonyms - digger wasp - sand wasp ## Related Forms - wasp - Sphecidae ## Etymology Borrowed from the scientific genus name Sphex, from Greek sphex ("wasp"). Naturalists extended the genus name to individual sand or digger wasps of that genus and allied groups. ## Topics - Animals markdown