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blackjacket

blackjacket noun: a type of yellow jacket with black-and-white instead of yellow-and-black coloration, Vespula consobrina.

blackjacket: a type of yellow jacket with black-and-white instead of yellow-and-black coloration, Vespula...
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Noun

blackjacket (plural blackjackets)

  1. A type of yellow jacket with black-and-white instead of yellow-and-black coloration, Vespula consobrina
  2. The bald-faced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata, another species of yellow jacket with similar coloration.

Synonyms of blackjacket

Forms of blackjacket

pluralblackjackets

Questions about blackjacket

What does blackjacket mean?
Blackjacket means a type of yellow jacket with black-and-white instead of yellow-and-black coloration, Vespula consobrina.
What part of speech is blackjacket?
Blackjacket is a noun.
What is the plural of blackjacket?
The plural of blackjacket is blackjackets.

Words near blackjacket in the dictionary

  1. blackity-black
  2. blackjack
  3. blackjack oak
  4. blackjack oaks
  5. blackjacked
  6. blackjacket
  7. blackjackets
  8. blackjacking
  9. blackjacks
  10. Blacklake
  11. blackland

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