vespid

/ˈvɛspɪd/

Definitions of vespid

1. noun

   mostly social nest-building wasps
   synonyms: vespid wasp

   types:

   paper wasp

   any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper

   hornet

   a large flying insect with a painful sting

   Vespula vulgaris, common wasp

   a variety of vespid wasp

   mason wasp

   any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young

   potter wasp

   any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs

   Vespa crabro, giant hornet

   European hornet introduced into the United States

   Vespula maculata, bald-faced hornet, white-faced hornet

   North American hornet

   Vespula maculifrons, yellow hornet, yellow jacket

   small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground

   Polistes annularis

   a variety of paper wasp

   type of:

   wasp

   social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting