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IPA transcription: ['veɪspə]
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Noun
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type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets
Usage examples
- However, both of these Vespasian refused.
- Throughout the latter stages of Pliny's life, he maintained good relations with Emperor Vespasian.
- It is a member of genus Vespa which constitutes true hornets.
- One genus, "Palaeovespa", has been described from the Eocene fossil record, from Colorado.
- In his youth, future emperor Vespasian served in this legion.