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Euro wasp

Euro wasp noun: a median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.

euro wasp: a median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent...
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Noun

Euro wasp (plural Euro wasps)

  1. (UK) A median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.
    • The debate over greater European integration took an unexpected twist yesterday with the arrival of Euro wasp in Britain.2001 May 26, Stewart Payne, “Alarm over invasion of the Euro wasps”, in Telegraph (online)

Forms of Euro wasp

pluralEuro wasps
alternative formEuro-wasp

Questions about Euro wasp

What does Euro wasp mean?
Euro wasp means a median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.
What part of speech is Euro wasp?
Euro wasp is a noun.
What is the plural of Euro wasp?
The plural of Euro wasp is Euro wasps.

Words near Euro wasp in the dictionary

  1. euro coins
  2. Euro death-knot
  3. Euro death-knots
  4. Euro English
  5. Euro Englishes
  6. Euro wasp
  7. Euro wasps
  8. euro-
  9. Euro-American
  10. Euro-Americans
  11. Euro-Asian

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