- Sphex
- Sphex Sphex, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ???, ???, a wasp.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus
{Sphex} and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen
attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of
{Sand wasp}, under {Sand}.
[1913 Webster]
{Sphex fly} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of small dipterous flies of the genus {Conops} and allied genera. The form of the body is similar to that of a sphex. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
