Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various widely distributed insects of the family Vespidae, which includes the paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the hymenopterous family Vespidæ.
- Having the characteristics of or belonging to the family Vespidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characteristic of the
wasp familyVespidae ;wasplike - noun Any
social insect of the family Vespidae includingwasps andhornets
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mostly social nest-building wasps
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Vespidae, family name, from Vespa, type genus, from Latin vespa, wasp.]
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New study rewrites evolutionary history of vespid wasps
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have conducted a genetic analysis of vespid wasps that revises the vespid family tree and challenges long-held views about how the wasps’ social behaviors evolved.
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