Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a wasp.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to wasps; wasp-like.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of wasps.
Etymologies
- From Latin vespa, wasp.
Examples
“I had chili for lunch and have plenty “vespine gas”.”
“I do in fact, frequently say “we require more vespine gas” and yes, one of the best RTS, and it does age very well.”
“I wish I could have “we require more vespine gas” as a ring tone on my cheap cell phone.”
“| Reply perhaps blizzard finally acquired enough vespine gas for the upgrade”
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Be glad they changed their mind…
“1920-1964 Os vespine wasp 1843 - bombycine silkworm 1884 OW W culicine mosquito”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘vespine’.
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Awesome biological adjectives
vespine, virulent, viviparous, vulpine, vulturine, xeromorphic, ursine, ungulate, terricolous, sylvan, setaceous, sciurine and 13 more...
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animals strike curious poses
the asethetic of an animal... animal adjectives
corvine, pavonine, equine, bovine, musteline, myrmecine, ursine, apic, ranine, vulpine, vespine, pteropine and 20 more...
joanne wasplike.
and not vespene. Jan 23, 2009