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pollen wasp

pollen wasp noun: any wasp in the vespid subfamily Masarinae, which are unique among the vespids in feeding their larvae with pollen and nectar, instead of with insects.

Noun

pollen wasp (plural pollen wasps)

  1. Any wasp in the vespid subfamily Masarinae, which are unique among the vespids in feeding their larvae with pollen and nectar, instead of with insects.
    Synonyms:
    masarine

Synonyms of pollen wasp

Forms of pollen wasp

pluralpollen wasps

Questions about pollen wasp

What does pollen wasp mean?
Pollen wasp means any wasp in the vespid subfamily Masarinae, which are unique among the vespids in feeding their larvae with pollen and nectar, instead of with insects.
What part of speech is pollen wasp?
Pollen wasp is a noun.
What is the plural of pollen wasp?
The plural of pollen wasp is pollen wasps.

Words near pollen wasp in the dictionary

  1. pollen tube
  2. pollen tubes
  3. pollen vortex
  4. pollen vortexes
  5. pollen vortices
  6. pollen wasp
  7. pollen wasps
  8. pollenarious
  9. pollenate
  10. pollenated
  11. pollenates

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