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yellow jacket
yellow jacketn. Any of several small wasps of the family Vespidae that have yellow and black markings and nest in the ground, in trees, or in buildings.yellow jacket n (Animals) US and Canadian any of several social wasps of the genus Vespa, having yellow markings on the body yel′low jack`et
n. 1. any of several paper wasps of the family Vespidae, having black and bright yellow bands. 2. Slang. a yellow capsule of phenobarbital. [1790–1800, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | yellow jacket - a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodicNembutal, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodiumbarbiturate - organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal | | 2. |  yellow jacket - small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the groundVespula maculifrons, yellow hornethornet - large stinging paper waspgenus Vespula, Vespula - sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps |
Translationsyellow jacket
yellow jacket: see waspwasp,
name applied to many winged insects of the order Hymenoptera, which also includes ants and bees. Most wasps are carnivorous, feeding on insects, grubs, or spiders. They have biting mouthparts, and the females have stings with which they paralyze their prey.
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Related to yellow jacket: hornet, wasp, Honey beeSynonyms for yellow jacketnoun a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodicSynonyms- Nembutal
- pentobarbital
- pentobarbital sodium
Related Wordsnoun small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the groundSynonyms- Vespula maculifrons
- yellow hornet
Related Words- hornet
- genus Vespula
- Vespula
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