01 n. Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true…
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Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Digger wasp —
any one of numerous species of solitary wasps that make their nests in burrows which they dig in the ground, as the sand wasps. See Sand wasp, under Sand.
Mud wasp —
See under Mud.
Potter wasp —
See under Potter.
Wasp fly —
a species of fly resembling a wasp, but without a sting.