sphex
Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.
Noun
- Any of the sand wasps of Sphex and allied genera.
Origin
Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes). The plural spheges is likely a borrowing from Latin Sphēgēs.