| 释义 |
vespine, a.|ˈvɛspaɪn|
[f. vesp-a wasp + -ine1.]
Of or pertaining to a wasp or wasps; consisting of wasps.
1843Penny Cycl. XXVII. 105/1 The neuters are the..busiest class of the vespine community. 1863C. M. Yonge Wars Wapsburg 25 Vespine laws of fortification could not be more perfectly observed. 1884Cornh. Mag. Oct. 400 To meet this abnormal fancy of the vespine intellect, the fig-wort makes its sensitive surface mature first. |