noun
wasp
a stinging insect related to bees and ants
A yellow-and-black wasp rests on a small twig.
Etymology
The Old English insect-name continues in modern English. This animal-word is unrelated in formation to the modern social acronym.
In context
you know what this wasp does it goes searching around in tarantula Burrows or just Waits until the horny males come out and and then tries to sting them through the soft patch on their belly
More examples
- A wasp hovers near my glass of lemonade.
- Wasps build a papery nest under the porch roof.
- A wasp can sting more than once.
Forms
wasp · wasps
Similar words
- hornet
- A particular type of wasp, usually large and robust.
- yellow jacket
- A yellow-and-black social wasp that often nests underground.