
wasp
n : any of numerous social or solitary winged insects (esp. families Sphecidae and Vespidae) of the order Hymenoptera that usu. have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous .
        
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