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Definition of wasp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wasp

noun
 
/wɒsp/
 
/wɑːsp/
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  1. a black and yellow flying insect that can sting
    • a wasp sting
    • a wasps’ nest
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.b2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarywasp + verb
    • crawl
    • fly
    • sting somebody
    • …
    wasp + noun
    • sting
    • nest
    phrases
    • a wasp’s nest
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    Word OriginOld English wæfs, wæps, wæsp, of West Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vespa; perhaps related to weave (from the web-like form of its nest).
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