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wasp

1 [wɒsp]

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 720628 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain classified zoology
  • astlaliste alamseltsi kiletiivalised, kes ei ole mesilased ega sipelgad
  • any of numerous winged hymenopterous insects that generally have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouth-parts, and in the females and workers a more or less formidable sting, that belong to many different families and include forms of social as well as of solitary habits, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with caterpillars, insects, or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on
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  • FI: ampiainen [U50980] DE: die Wespe [U50980]
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