Of or pertaining to the Sphecidae family of wasps.
Of or pertaining to those wasps formerly classified in the Sphecidae before the discovery that bees belong to that group (now known as the order Apoidea); the members of the current Apoidea that aren't bees, including other families such as the Crabronidae.
Noun
A wasp in the Sphecidae family.
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