yellow jacket

yellow jacket

n.

Any of several small wasps of the family Vespidae that have yellow and black markings and usually nest in the ground.

---

yellow jacket

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US and Canadian any of several social wasps of the genus Vespa, having yellow markings on the body

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yellow jacket - a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic Nembutal, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium barbiturate - organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
	2.	yellow jacket - small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground Vespula maculifrons, yellow hornet hornet - large stinging paper wasp genus Vespula, Vespula - sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps