Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockroach wasp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: cock-roach wasp
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any wasp of the family Ampulicidae, small sphecoid wasps that prey on cockroaches to lay their eggs on them.

Example Sentences

"The emerald cockroach wasp, Ampulex compressa, uses a cockroach as a host by essentially taking over its mind."
"Equally fascinating was a video shot by Norman Hoyle, the school's Deputy Head, which showed a cockroach having been stung by a cockroach wasp (Ampulex Compressa) - though I seem to recall that the locals had a different name for it."
"Mainly found in the tropics, cockroach wasps have a metallic green body and measure up to 33 mm long.[…]When a prey is located, the female cockroach wasp stings the prey to paralyse it."

Inflected Forms

cockroach wasps (plural)

Phrases

emerald cockroach wasp ensign wasp

Frequently Paired Words

ensign wasp

Questions

What does cockroach wasp mean?: Any wasp of the family Ampulicidae, small sphecoid wasps that prey on cockroaches to lay their eggs on them.

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