Definition of Philanthus
:a genus of digger wasps that is the type of the family Philanthidae
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Philanthus
noun
Phi·lan·thus
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fə̇ˈlan(t)thəs
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Origin and Etymology of philanthus
New Latin, from phil- + -anthus
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