ves|pid

ves|pid
ves|pid «VEHS pihd», noun, adjective.
–n.
a member of a widely distributed family of insects that includes hornets, yellow jackets, and certain wasps; vespid wasp. Some vespids live in colonies like bees and ants, others are solitary.
–adj.
belonging to or having to do with this family.
[< New Latin Vespidae the family name < Vespa the typical genus < Latin vespa wasp]

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