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| cow killer |
a large antlike wasp, the female of which has a powerful sting, found in the southern and eastern United States. |
| hornet |
any of several large stinging insects that live in colonies and build large, round, papery nests; wasp. |
| ichneumon fly |
any of various winged, wasplike insects whose larvae live as parasites in other insect larvae; ichneumon wasp. |
| oak apple |
a harmless, applelike gall produced on oak trees by the larvae of a type of wasp. |
| waspish |
characteristic of or like a wasp. [1/2 definitions] |
| waspy |
of or like a wasp. |
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