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wasp

noun [C]
 
 
/wɒsp/ US  /wɑːsp/

Definition

B2 a black and yellow flying insect that can sting (= produce a small, painful skin injury): There's a wasps' nest in that old tree. a wasp stingInsect names
(Definition of wasp noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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