Definition of wasp Wasp
/wɑˈsp/ - [wasp] - WASP
We found 11 definitions of wasp from 7 different sources.
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What does wasp mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: wasps |
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| wasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting | ||
| hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing | ||
| vespid, vespid wasp mostly social nest-building wasps | ||
| velvet ant a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless | ||
| sphecoid, sphecoid wasp any of various solitary wasps | ||
| wasp - a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination | ||
| white Anglo-Saxon Protestant | ||
| white person, caucasian, white a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere | ||
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Wiktionary 
- wasp (Noun)
Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet or bee. - wasp (Noun)
A person who behaves in an angry or insolent way, hence waspish. - wasp (Noun)
A member of the dominant American upper-class culture, a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wasp (n.)
Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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wasp
A flying stinging insect related to the bee, which is usually coloured yellow and black. -
wasp
A member of the dominant American upper-class culture, a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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wasp
An infected prostitute, who like a wasp carries a sting in her tail.
Wikipedia 
- Wasps are yellow and black insects that can sting. They are easily confused with the bee. Only the female wasps can sting. Some people are allergic and could die if stung by a wasp. They don't usually attack something unless it bothers them first.
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🔤- wasp, noun, singular of wasps.
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