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vespid

 
Dictionary: ves·pid   (vĕs'pĭd) pronunciation

n.
Any of various widely distributed social insects of the family Vespidae, which includes certain wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets.

adj.
Of or belonging to the family Vespidae.

[From New Latin Vespidae, family name, from Vespa, type genus, from Latin vespa, wasp.]


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Meaning #1: mostly social nest-building wasps
  Synonym: vespid wasp


 
 
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