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digger wasp

noun

  1. any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.


digger wasp

noun

  1. any solitary wasp of the families Sphecidae and Pamphilidae that digs nest holes in the ground, rotten wood, or a hollow stem and stocks them with live insects for the larvae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of digger wasp1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

It is very wonderful that Mrs. Digger-Wasp knows where to sting a caterpillar in order to paralyze it and yet not kill it.

Well, Mrs. Digger-Wasp stings one or more of these little knots, which we call ganglia.

Chesterton's method in writing it is that of the digger wasp.

The young digger-wasp set to work upon the grasshopper, and the little ichneumon began to eat the wasp-grub.

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