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noun
Any wasp in the vespid subfamily Polistinae, known for making paper-like nests out of fibers from dead wood and plant stems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: vespid, vespid wasp
Narrower terms: Polistes annularis
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