"cockroach wasp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cockroach wasps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cockroach wasp (plural cockroach wasps)
  1. Any wasp of the family Ampulicidae, small sphecoid wasps that prey on cockroaches to lay their eggs on them. Categories (lifeform): Hymenopterans Derived forms: emerald cockroach wasp (taxonomic: Ampulex compressa) Related terms: ensign wasp
    Sense id: en-cockroach_wasp-en-noun-yQf8HNIJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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