vespid

ves·pid  (vspd)

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.

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

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vespid [ˈvɛspɪd]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any hymenopterous insect of the family Vespidae, including the common wasps and hornets

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Vespidae

[from New Latin Vespidae, from Latin vespa a wasp]

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vespid - mostly social nest-building wasps     vespid wasp wasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting family Vespidae, Vespidae - an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps paper wasp - any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper hornet - large stinging paper wasp common wasp, Vespula vulgaris - a variety of vespid wasp mason wasp - any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young potter wasp - any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs