noun
1. a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
• Syn: ↑pentobarbital sodium, ↑pentobarbital, ↑Nembutal
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Nembutal)
• Hypernyms: ↑barbiturate
2. small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
• Syn: ↑yellow hornet, ↑Vespula maculifrons
• Hypernyms: ↑hornet
• Member Holonyms: ↑Vespula, ↑genus Vespula
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noun, pl ⋯ -ets [count]
US : a small flying insect that has yellow marks on its body and that can sting you
Useful english dictionary. 2012.