Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emerald cockroach wasp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: emer-ald -cock-roach wasp
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cockroach wasp, of species Ampulex compressa.

Example Sentences

"[…]we have available at the moment an effective cockroach control program which does not require the use of a gram of chemicals. This is simply the encouragement in our homes of the emerald cockroach wasp, the ensign cockroach wasp and the wolf spider."
"One interesting example of this is the emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa which uses cockroaches as hosts for its developing offspring."
"The emerald cockroach wasp is one of nature's most incredible insects. The female does not kill the prey when it injects it with venom. Instead, the wasp turns the prey into a live food source for its growing young."

Inflected Forms

emerald cockroach wasps (plural)

Synonyms

jewel wasp

Questions

What does emerald cockroach wasp mean?: A cockroach wasp, of species Ampulex compressa.

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