NOUN | artifact | yellow jacket, pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
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animal | yellow jacket, yellow hornet, Vespula maculifrons | small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground |
Meaning | A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic. | |
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Synonyms | pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal | |
Broader | barbiturate | organic compound having powerful soporific effect |
Spanish | fenobarbital, pentobarbital | |
Catalan | fenobarbital, pentobarbital |
Meaning | small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground. | |
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Synonyms | yellow hornet, Vespula maculifrons | |
Member of | Vespula, genus Vespula | sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa |
Broader | hornet | large stinging paper wasp |
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