Vespid
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noun.
Any of various widely distributed insects of the family Vespidae, which includes the paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A member of the hymenopterous family
Vespidæ.
Having the characteristics of or belonging to the family
Vespidæ.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Characteristic of the
wasp
family
Vespidae
;
wasplike
noun.
Any
social insect
of the family Vespidae including
wasps
and
hornets
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noun.
mostly social nest-building wasps
Word Usage
"New study rewrites evolutionary history of vespid wasps"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
wasp
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
common wasp
hornet
mason wasp
paper wasp
potter wasp