VESPID Definition & Meaning

vespid

[ ves-pid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of numerous, mostly colonial, nest-building wasps of the family Vespidae, as the yellow jackets, hornets, and mason wasps.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Vespidae.

vespid

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noun

any hymenopterous insect of the family Vespidae, including the common wasps and hornets

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Vespidae

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vespid¹

1895–1900; < New Latin Vespidae, equivalent to Vesp ( a ) a genus ( Latin: wasp ) + -idae -id ²

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vespid¹

C19: from New Latin Vespidae, from Latin vespa a wasp

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The shortage started last fall, when ALK Laboratories of Denmark shut down production of six types of venom proteins — honeybee, wasp, white-faced hornet, yellow hornet, yellow jacket and “mixed vespid,” a cocktail of venoms.

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The shortage started this past fall, when ALK Laboratories of Denmark shut down production of six types of venom proteins — honeybee, wasp, white-faced hornet, yellow hornet, yellow jacket and “mixed vespid,” a cocktail of venoms.

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