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vespid definition

ves·pid (ves′pid)

noun

any of a worldwide family (Vespidae) of social wasps, as the hornet and yellow jacket, that live in colonies consisting of a queen, males, and workers

Etymology: < ModL Vespidae < L vespa, wasp

adjective

of these wasps

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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