/sfee"sid/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the Sphecidae, a family of solitary wasps, including the mud daubers, sand wasps, etc.
n.
2. a sphecid wasp.
[ Sphecidae, equiv. to Sphec- (s. of Sphex ) name of a genus ( sphêx wasp) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID 2 ]