waspling

waspling

English

Etymology

From wasp +‎ -ling.

Noun

waspling (plural wasplings)

1. A small, young, or baby wasp.
   • 1922, Annals of the Entomological Society of America - Volumes 15-16 - Page 240:

     It seemed that the reverse would be the ideal arrangement since the little waspling would upon hatching find food immediately at hand and thus be secured from any chance of starving while in a weak and helpless state.

   • 2007, Jennifer Scoullar, Wasp Season:

     Now safely sealed within a cell, she fed on both the defenceless spiders and the developing waspling.

Anagrams

• lapwings, spawling, swapling