vespid_wasp (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *vespid wasp*:
NOUN	animal	vespid wasp, vespid	mostly social nest-building wasps

English > *vespid wasp*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Mostly social nest-building wasps.
Synonym	vespid
Member of	Vespidae, family Vespidae	An arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including
Narrower	common wasp, Vespula vulgaris	A variety of vespid wasp
	hornet	large stinging paper wasp
	mason wasp	Any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young
	paper wasp	Any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper
	potter wasp	Any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs
Broader	wasp	social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
Spanish	véspido
Catalan	vèspid

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