genus vespa

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   type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets

   SynonymsVespa

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofVespidae

Questions about genus vespa

What does genus vespa mean?

genus vespa means "type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets".

What is another word for genus vespa?

Close synonyms include Vespa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus vespa a common word?

genus vespa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.