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Definition of wasp:

wasp (noun):: social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting.; any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families sphecidae and vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on compare bee

Synonyms for wasp:

cynipid gall wasp

cynipid wasp

gall wasp

gallfly

hymenopter

hymenopteran

hymenopteron

hymenopterous insect

sphecoid

velvet ant

vespid

vespid wasp

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