vespid

noun ves·pid \ˈves-pəd\

Definition of VESPID

: any of a cosmopolitan family (Vespidae) of chiefly social wasps that usually live in colonies like bees

— vespid adjective

ultimately from Latin vespa wasp — more at wasp

First Known Use: circa 1900

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