potter wasp
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Potter wasp — Potter wasps Eumenes coarctatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Potter wasp — Wasp Wasp, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[ae]ps, w[ae]fs; akin to D. wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ. osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Potter wasp — Potter Pot ter, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. Ps. ii. 9. [1913 Webster] The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] De… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potter wasp — ☆ potter wasp n. MASON WASP … English World dictionary
Potter wasp genera — The overwhelming morphological diversity of the potter wasp species is reflected in the proliferation of genera described to group them in more manageable groups. At the present time, more than 200 genera are recognized as valid. You can see here … Wikipedia
potter wasp — noun any of various solitary wasps that construct vase shaped cells of mud for their eggs • Hypernyms: ↑vespid, ↑vespid wasp • Member Holonyms: ↑Eumenes, ↑genus Eumenes … Useful english dictionary
potter wasp — any of several mason wasps, esp. of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Wasp — Wasp, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[ae]ps, w[ae]fs; akin to D. wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ. osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wasp fly — Wasp Wasp, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[ae]ps, w[ae]fs; akin to D. wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ. osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Potter — Pot ter, n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. Ps. ii. 9. [1913 Webster] The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] De Quincey.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
