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GENUS VESPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Vespa mean? 

GENUS VESPA (noun)
  The noun GENUS VESPA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jacketsplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS VESPA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS VESPA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Vespa; Vespa

Hypernyms ("genus Vespa" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Holonyms ("genus Vespa" is a member of...):

family Vespidae; Vespidae (an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps)


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