Vespula
Translingual
Vespula vulgaris (common wasp)
Etymology
From Vespa + -ula.
Proper noun
Vespula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – some of the social wasps called yellowjackets.
- A taxonomic subgenus within the genus Vespula – Vespula subg. Vespula.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Vespidae - family; Vespinae - subfamily; Vespula - genus:
Hyponyms
- (genus): Paravespula, Vespula (subgenera)
- Vespula acadica, Vespula akrei, Vespula alascensis, Vespula arisana, Vespula atropilosa, Vespula austriaca, Vespula consobrina, Vespula flaviceps, Vespula flavopilosa, Vespula germanica, Vespula gongshanensis, Vespula inexspectata, Vespula ingrica, Vespula kingdonwardi, Vespula koreensis, Vespula maculifrons, Vespula nujiangensis, Vespula nursei, Vespula orbata, Vespula pensylvanica, Vespula rufa, Vespula rufosignata, Vespula shidai, Vespula squamosa, Vespula structor, Vespula sulphurea, Vespula vidua, Vespula vulgaris, Vespula yichunensis, Vespula yulongensis, Vespula yunlongensis (species)
Derived terms
- Dolchivespula
- Dolichovespula
- Paravespula
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