Sceliphron
noun
Scel·i·phron
ˈseləˌfrän,
sə̇ˈlifrən
: 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
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek skeliphron, neuter of skeliphros dry, parched; akin to Greek skellein to dry up