noun
an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps
• Syn: ↑Vespidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑order Hymenoptera
• Member Meronyms:
↑vespid, ↑vespid wasp, ↑Vespa, ↑genus Vespa, ↑Vespula, ↑genus Vespula, ↑Polistes, ↑genus Polistes, ↑Eumenes, ↑genus Eumenes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.