ˈseləˌfrän, sə̇ˈlifrən noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skeliphron, neuter of skeliphros dry, parched; akin to Greek skellein to dry up — more at skeleton
: a genus of wasps (family Sphecidae) comprising many common mud daubers and having the first segment of the abdomen narrowed into a long smooth round petiole