| digger wasp n. Any of several burrowing, usually solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae that excavate nests in soil which they provision with prey paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on. |
digger wasp
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
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| Noun | 1. |  digger wasp - solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvaesphecoid, sphecoid wasp - any of various solitary wasps cicada killer, Sphecius speciosis - large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas |
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