tremex

noun

tre·​mex

ˈtrēˌmeks

1

capitalized : a genus of wood wasps (family Siricidae) with larvae that bore in weakened or dead wood of trees

2

plural -es : any wood wasp of the genus Tremex

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from Greek trēma hole + -ex (as in Sirex)

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