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paper wasp

paper wasp noun: any wasp in the vespid subfamily Polistinae, known for making paper-like nests out of fibers from dead wood and plant stems.

Noun

paper wasp (plural paper wasps)

  1. Any wasp in the vespid subfamily Polistinae, known for making paper-like nests out of fibers from dead wood and plant stems.

Forms of paper wasp

pluralpaper wasps

Questions about paper wasp

What does paper wasp mean?
Paper wasp means any wasp in the vespid subfamily Polistinae, known for making paper-like nests out of fibers from dead wood and plant stems.
What part of speech is paper wasp?
Paper wasp is a noun.
What is the plural of paper wasp?
The plural of paper wasp is paper wasps.

Words near paper wasp in the dictionary

  1. paper tripping
  2. paper wall
  3. paper wallet
  4. paper wallets
  5. paper walls
  6. paper wasp
  7. paper wasps
  8. paper work
  9. paper works
  10. paper yabber
  11. paper yabbers

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