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Pepsis

Pepsis

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A large wasp in the Americas that hunts tarantulas and has a painful sting
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • Now, I warned you about drinking all those Pepsis so close together.

    Johnson Family Vacation (2004)

  • "She and I bought a case of Pepsis with his cash and two bus tickets to Carolina Beach."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Let me get three Diet Pepsis, three fries and…

    27 Dresses (2008)

  • "Pepperoni and mushrooms, a couple of Pepsis." "Very conservative," Kelsey noted when the waitress walked off.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The Pepsis wasp is known for its impressive ability to hunt tarantulas in the wild.

  • In the Americas, the Pepsis is famous for its unique hunting techniques.

  • Children were fascinated to learn that a Pepsis can paralyze a tarantula with its sting.

Surface Forms

Pepsis main

Etymology

Pepsis as the name of this wasp group also comes from the Greek word for 'digestion', the same root as pepsin, and a helpful way to remember this is that these wasps feed tarantulas to their young, so the name links to feeding and breaking down prey.