vespoidadj.
Entomology.
Resembling a wasp; wasp-like; spec. of or belonging to the Vespoidea, a super-family of Hymenoptera containing the typical wasps.
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1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1816) I. iv. 122 Pompilus viaticus, a vespoid insect that deposits its eggs in spiders.
1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) at Vespoides
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