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sirex Ent.|ˈsaɪrɛks|
Also Sirex.
[mod.L. (Linnæus Fauna Suecica (ed. 2, 1761) 396), f. Gr. σειρήν siren, a solitary bee or wasp.]
A wood-wasp or horntail of the genus Sirex, whose larvæ burrow into the trunks of trees. Also attrib.
1895Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. 509 The Sirex will..attack a perfectly healthy tree immediately after it has been felled. 1908A. T. Gillanders Forest Entomol. v. 190 The female Sirex..is armed with a long ovipositor. 1928Bull. Entomol. Res. XIX. 219 (heading) The Sirex wood⁓wasps and their importance in forestry. 1958N.Z. Timber Jrnl. Sept. 87/1 The sirex woodwasp..attacks live and freshly felled trees. 1969Sun (Melbourne) 26 June 16/2 The dreaded sirex wasp has been found in pine plantations. |