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vespid

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɛspɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ves′pid)

ves•pid (ves′pid),USA pronunciation n.

Insectsany of numerous, mostly colonial, nest-building wasps of the family Vespidae, as the yellow jackets, hornets, and mason wasps.

adj.

Insectsbelonging or pertaining to the family Vespidae.

Neo-Latin Vespidae, equivalent. to Vesp(a) a genus (Latin: wasp) + -idae -id²
1895–1900

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vespid /ˈvɛspɪd/ n

any hymenopterous insect of the family Vespidae, including the common wasps and hornets

adj

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Vespidae

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Vespidae, from Latin vespa a wasp

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