vespula : Idioms & Phrases
genus vespula
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noun sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps
Vespula.
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vespula maculata
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noun North American hornet
bald-faced hornet; white-faced hornet.
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vespula maculifrons
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noun small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
yellow jacket; yellow hornet.
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vespula vulgaris
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noun a variety of vespid wasp
common wasp.