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paper wasps

paper wasps is the plural of paper wasp.

Meaning of paper wasp

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.

Questions about paper wasps

What is paper wasps the plural of?
Paper wasps is the plural of paper wasp.

Words near paper wasps in the dictionary

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

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