"emerald cockroach wasp" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: emerald cockroach wasps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=emerald cockroach wasp}} emerald cockroach wasp (plural emerald cockroach wasps)
  1. A cockroach wasp, of species Ampulex compressa. Categories (lifeform): Hymenopterans Synonyms (Ampulex compressa): jewel wasp
    Sense id: en-emerald_cockroach_wasp-en-noun-isGWbpWC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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