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social wasp

social wasp noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social, wasp.

Noun

social wasp (plural social wasps)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social, wasp.
  2. (dated) An informal taxonomic grouping of genera of wasps that included most of those with social habits, including nesting.

Forms of social wasp

pluralsocial wasps

Questions about social wasp

What does social wasp mean?
Social wasp means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social, wasp.
What part of speech is social wasp?
Social wasp is a noun.
What is the plural of social wasp?
The plural of social wasp is social wasps.

Words near social wasp in the dictionary

  1. social trading
  2. social unit
  3. social units
  4. social valence
  5. social viewing
  6. social wasp
  7. social weaverbird
  8. social weaverbirds
  9. social welfare
  10. social whale
  11. social whales

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