- genus Vespa
- nountype genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets• Syn: ↑Vespa• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Vespidae, ↑family Vespidae
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genus Vespa
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Vespa (insecte Hyménoptère de la famille des Vespidae) — Vespa (insecte) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Vespa (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
Vespa (disambiguation) — Vespa may refer to: *Piaggio Vespa, line of scooters *Piaggio Vespa 400, microcar *Vespa (constellation) *Vickers Vespa, British aircraft *Hornets, of the genus Vespa People: *Amleto Vespa, Italian mercenary and spy *Jeff Vespa, American… … Wikipedia
Vespa (insecte) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Vespa (homonymie) et Frelon (homonymie). Vespa … Wikipédia en Français
Vespa — noun type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets • Syn: ↑genus Vespa • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Vespidae, ↑family Vespidae … Useful english dictionary
Vespa — Ves pa, n. [L., wasp.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and hornets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vespa crabro — Hornet Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vespa maculata — Hornet Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genus Vespula — noun sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps • Syn: ↑Vespula • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Vespidae, ↑family Vespidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Vespa — Ves·pa (vesґə) a genus of wasps and hornets of the family Vespidae; several species live in Europe or North America and have painful stings … Medical dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
