vespa

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vespa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vespa \Ves"pa\ (v[e^]s"p[.a]), prop. n. [L., wasp.] (Zool.)
     A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and
     hornets.
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vespa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Vespa
      n 1: type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow
           jackets [syn: Vespa, genus Vespa]