Tarantula Hawk Definition
noun
Any of various large predatory wasps of the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis, whose females have a painful sting and provision their nests with a paralyzed tarantula.
American Heritage
A kind of pompilid spider wasp that hunts tarantulas as food for its larvae.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Tarantula Hawk
Noun
Singular:
tarantula hawk
Plural:
tarantula-hawks
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