English dictionary
WASP
/w/A/sp/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
Synonyms white anglo-saxon protestantSource: WordNet 3.0
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social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus <i>Vespa</i>, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called <i>yellow jackets</i>.
Source: webster1913