Pompilus
noun
Pom·pi·lus
\ˈpämpələs\
Definition of Pompilus
: the type genus of the family Pompilidae
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Origin and Etymology of pompilus
New Latin, from Greek pompilos, a fish that follows ships, from pempein to send, send off, escort
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