Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A member of the hymenopterous family Scoliidæ.
- Having the characters of or belonging to the family Scoliidæ.
Wiktionary
- n. zoology Any member of the Scoliidae.
Examples
“A pretty scoliid wasp - metallic black with bright creamy white spots on the abdomen - was very interested in the abundant flowers of late-flowering Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum).”
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Of Ants and Men
While reading Orwell's non-fiction, I ran across his 68 year-old review of this book, which by focusing on the most lurid aspects piqued my interest, and so I checked it out of my library.
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yarb The males of all ants remain to this day primitive, nonsocial organisms, closely comparable to their Scoliid ancestors, and in many cases scarcely distinguishable therefrom.
- Caryl P. Haskins, Of Ants and Men, 1939, p. 15 Dec 4, 2008